Neonatal neurologic prognostication: the asphyxiated term newborn.
The pediatric neurologist is often requested to predict the neurologic outcome in an uncertain situation. A common and problematic clinical setting in which this occurs is the asphyxiated term newborn. This report reviews the predictive tools available for prognostication in this situation and formulates a practical paradigm that the authors hope will improve predictive accuracy and lessen uncertainty in this setting.
Shevell
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Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Majnemer
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Miller
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D001034:Apgar Score; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial