Sarnat Exam

In this video, Dr. Courtney Wusthoff, a pediatric neurologist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, presents the Modified Sarnat Exam—an essential tool for evaluating neonatal encephalopathy, with a particular focus on hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Drawing on over 20 years of experience in neonatal brain injury and EEG research, Dr. Wusthoff systematically explains the six key categories of the Sarnat scale, providing valuable insights into how clinicians can assess the neurological condition of newborns at risk for brain injury.