Catalog

Neonatal encephalopathy, severe

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Neonatal encephalopathy, severe – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/955490063

A paediatric condition characterised by a newborn who does not open their eyes even in response to pain or noise, who does not respond verbally or who is inconsolable, and who either has an inappropriate or absent motor response to painful stimuli.