title: 20-item neonatal behavioral neurological assessment used in predicting prognosis of asphyxiated newborn.
abstract: From January 1989 to June 1990, 13 institutions in our country studied jointly the application of a 20-item neonatal behavioral neurological assessment (NBNA) in asphyxiated babies. Of 145 cases, 125 were followed up to 1-2 years of age. The results showed that in predicting prognosis, the sensitivity and specificity of NBNA score at 7 days after birth were 88.9% and 82.6% and 12-14 days, 84.6% and 97.4% respectively. Its value in predicting prognosis is superior to Sarnat degree, cranial CT and B ultrasound. This method is practical, economical and reliable. It is worth popularizing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing.
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001034:Apgar Score; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004453:Echoencephalography; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed