Thompson Score (Neonatal Encephalopathy)
Thompson score (Thompson 1997): nine clinical signs of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy summed (0–10 mild, 11–14 moderate, ≥ 15 severe).
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Example
- tone
- 2
- consciousness
- 2
- seizures
- 0
- posture
- 2
- moro
- 0
- grasp
- 0
- suck
- 0
- respiration
- 2
- fontanelle
- 0
Result: Thompson score 8 — mild (0-10).
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What the result means
- 0-10
- Mild neonatal encephalopathy.
- 11-14
- Moderate.
- >= 15
- Severe. 9 signs summed; peak > 10 predicts abnormal outcome. A severity score, not a treatment order.
What you enter
- tone (0-3)
- consciousness (0-2)
- seizures (0-2)
- posture (0-3)
- moro (0-2)
- grasp (0-2)
- suck (0-2)
- respiration (0-3)
- fontanelle (0-2)
How this is calculated
Thompson CM, Puterman AS, Linley LL, et al. The value of a scoring system for hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in predicting neurodevelopmental outcome. Acta Paediatr. 1997;86(7):757-761. Read the source ↗
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