ACKGROUND: The so-called Thompson-score (TS) for newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) was developed before the introduction of controlled hypothermia as clinical routine. Information on the predictive value of TS in newborns undergoing therapeutic hypothermia to estimate long-term outcome is limited. OBJECTIVES: To determine the predictive value of TS to estimate long-term cognitive and neurological outcome in newborns with perinatal asphyxia ...
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