Mendler MR, et al. - In newborns with perinatal asphyxia treated with controlled hypothermia, researchers ascertained the predictive value of Thompson-score (TS) to assess long-term cognitive and neurological outcome. Using Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of intelligence III test and standardized neurological examination, 36 term newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) undergoing controlled hypothermia were followed. According to the findings obtained, the TS appeared to be a prognostic tool for predicting the long-term outcome in asphyxiated term newborns undergoing controlled hypothermia after the third day of life. The data presented in this work showed a higher score seems to be significantly related to an adverse outcome.