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Table 2 Methodological quality of included studies

From: A systematic review comparing neurodevelopmental outcome in term infants with hypoxic and vascular brain injury with and without seizures

Year

First author

Disease

1 Selection

6 items

2 Diagnosis

3 items

3 Outcome

5 items

4 Flow/Timing

6 items

MQTotal

20 items

2000

C. Sreenan41

Stroke

5

3

3

5

16

2007

M.R. Golomb22

Stroke

6

3

1

5

15

2008

D.Ricci37

Stroke

6

3

4

6

19

2010

H.J. Lee28

Stroke

6

3

3

6

18

2004

S.P. Miller31

Asphyxia

6

1

5

6

18

2009

F. Pisani35

Asphyxia

5

3

3

6

17

2009

N. Al-Macki5

Asphyxia

6

3

3

6

18

2009

H.C. Glass20

Asphyxia

6

3

5

4

18

2013

L.A. Beslow11

Hemorrhage

6

3

4

6

19

  1. Disease: brain injury type investigated in the study. The study score per main Quadas-2 item is demonstrated out of the maximum score per item. MQ total: total number of items scored positive for good methodological quality on Quadas-2 out of maximum of 20
  2. Superscript numbers reflect the corresponding literature references