OBJECTIVE
To determine cerebrospinal fluid levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in full-term infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, comparing with control infants.
METHODS
Controlled, prospective study, performed between July 1999 and October 2001 with two groups of full-term newborns: 20 controls with no sepsis and/or meningitis and Apgar score > or =9 at first and ...