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Table 1 Neonatal encephalopathy score [23].

From: Pilot randomized trial of therapeutic hypothermia with serial cranial ultrasound and 18-22 month follow-up for neonatal encephalopathy in a low resource hospital setting in uganda: study protocol

Sign

0

1

2

3

Tone

Normal

Hyper

Hypo

Flaccid

Level of consciousness

Normal

Hyperalert, stare

Lethargic

Comatose

Fits

Normal

Infrequent <3/day

Frequent >2/day

 

Posture

Normal

Fisting, cycling

Strong distal flexion

Decerebrate

Moro

Normal

Partial

Absent

 

Grasp

Normal

Poor

Absent

 

Suck

Normal

Poor

Absent/

bites

 

Respiration

Normal

Hyperventilation

Brief apnoea

Apnoeic

Fontanelle

Normal

Full, not tense

Tense

 
  1. The score is derived from the clinical assessment of 9 signs. Each sign is scored from 0 to 3 and the score for each day is totalled. The higher the score the more severely affected the infant. The maximum possible score is 22.