What does the Finnegan score indicate?
What does the Finnegan score indicate? The Finnegan scale assesses 21 of the most common signs of neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome and is scored on the basis of pathological significance and severity of the adverse symptoms, which sometimes requires pharmacological treatment. What is a normal NAS score? The individual NAS symptoms are weighted (numerically scoring 1–5) depending on the symptom, and the severity of the symptom expressed. Infants scoring an 8 or greater are recommended to receive pharmacologic therapy. When should Finnegan scoring be done? Guide to assessment and scoring2, 3 In a term infant scoring should be performed 30...