Apgar score < 3 at 5 minutes of life is a predictor of:: (A) Poor neurological outcome, (B) Increased risk of neonatal mortality, (C) Risk of cerebral palsy, (D) Neonatal depression
Answer is B. b. Increased risk of neonatal mortality(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 798)Apgar score is normal in most patients in whom cerebral palsy subsequently develops.Low Apgar scores (0-3 at 5 min) is a predictor of neonatal death, in both term and preterm neonates