A 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in newborns
(WorldNews Europe)

A 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in babies up to two years earlier than current methods. In a study of over 200 babies at seven hospitals across the UK and the USA, researchers found the brain scan, called magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy, predicted damage with 98 per cent accuracy. Brain damage affects around one in 300 births in the UK, and is usually caused by oxygen deprivation. However, currently doctors are unable to accurately assess the extent of a newborn baby`s brain damage. `At the moment parents have an incredibly anxious two-year wait before they can be reliably informed if their child has any long-lasting brain damageDr Sudhin ThayyilStudy author Any child...