Brain
Modified Sarnat staging
Grades neonatal encephalopathy from the neurological examination (as used in cooling trials): six categories, each normal, moderate or severe.
For education. Check against your unit's guidance and a second clinician before use.
Grade all six categories (0 of 6 done).
How this is calculated
- Six categories, each graded normal, moderate or severe. Encephalopathy is moderate or severe when 3 or more categories are moderate or severe, or the baby has clinical seizures; severe when 3 or more categories are severe (as in the NICHD cooling trial).
Sources
Checked by NICUlearn, 6 Oct 2026.