Table 1.
General clinical characteristics among 129 children with neonatal encephalopathy.
| Perinatal Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Male sex | 72 (56%) |
| Gestational age at birth, weeks | 39.5 (±1.6) |
| Birth weight, grams | 3331 (±617) |
| Cesarean section | 65 (50%) |
| 5 minute Apgar score* | |
| ≥6, N(%) | 37 (29%) |
| 4–5, N(%) | 45 (35%) |
| 0–3, N(%) | 46 (36%) |
| Degree of encephalopathy | |
| Mild | 29 (22%) |
| Moderate | 41 (32%) |
| Severe | 59 (46%) |
| Therapeutic Hypothermia | 31 (24%) |
| Neonatal seizures | |
| No seizures | 76 (59%) |
| Clinical only | 28 (22%) |
| EEG confirmed seizures | 19 (15%) |
| Status epilepticus | 6 (5%) |
| MRI injury | |
| No injury | 42 (33%) |
| Mild/moderate | 65 (50%) |
| Severe/near-total | 22 (17%) |
Data are presented as N(%), mean (standard deviation) or median (range)
*
Data missing for one subject