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Methods: DS was performed on the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) between 6 and 24 h after birth in newborns diagnosed with PA. Prognostic value was evaluated by comparing RI values with cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results. Results: Of the 107 infants included in the study, 11 (10.3%) had severe brain damage, 27 (25.2%) had mild and 20 (18.7%) had moderate changes. The mean ACA RI was 0.61 \u00b1 0.15 in the severe group and 0.70 \u00b1 0.12 in the mild\u2013moderate group (p = 0.023). MCA RI was 0.63 \u00b1 0.20 and 0.71 \u00b1 0.13, respectively. ROC analysis showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.901 for ACA RI with a cut-off of 0.58 (84% sensitivity and 84% specificity), and 0.874 for MCA RI with a cut-off of 0.59 (83% sensitivity and 84% specificity). 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