Correlation of Different MRI Scoring Systems with Long-Term Cognitive Outcome in Cooled Asphyxiated Newborns

(1) Background: Cerebral MRI plays a significant role in assessing the extent of brain injury neonates with neonatal encephalopathy after perinatal asphyxia. Over last decades, several scoring systems were developed to enhance predictive accuracy MRI. The aim this study was validate correlation four established cognitive long-term outcomes cooled asphyxiated newborns. (2) Methods: Forty treated therapeutic hypothermia included retrospective study. scans from second week life scored using existing (Barkovich, NICHD, Rutherford, and Weeke). patients’ outcome assessed Bayley Scales Infant Development (BSID-III) at age 2 years. To evaluate between system scores BSID-III, coefficient calculated for each system. (3) Results: All showed BSID-III. strongest found Weeke Score (r2 = 0.43), followed by Rutherford score 0.39), NICHD 0.22), Barkovich 0.17). (4) Conclusion: Our confirms previously published results an independent cohort indicates that have BSID-III