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Table 1 Sarnat and Sarnat Scoring System

From: Prevalence, severity and early outcomes of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy among newborns at a tertiary hospital, in northern Tanzania

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

Consciousness

Hyper alert

Lethargic

Stuporous

Neuromuscular

Normal

Mild hypotonia

Flaccid

Reflexes

Weak > Normal

Weak

Absent

Pupils

Dilated

Constricted

Variable

Heart rate

Tachycardia

Bradycardia

Variable

Secretions

Sparge

Profuse

Variable

GIT motility

Normal

Increased

Variable

Convulsions

None

Common

Common early less common later

Duration

24 h

2-14 days

Weeks