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

Table 2 Cranial ultrasound scoring system for basal ganglia, white matter and cortex

Score	Basal ganglia and thalamus	White matter	Cortex
0	Normal	Normal	Normal
1	Internal capsule seen	Mildly echogenic patchy parietal echogenicity	Focal sulcal highlighting
2	Mild - swollen and/or small focal unilateral abnormality	More diffuse parieto-temporal echogencity	Diffuse sulcal highlighting
3	Clearly demarcated focal bilateral echodensity	Diffuse white matter echogenicity	Cortical echogenicity and thickening
4	-	Cystic changes