Mean saliva S100B concentrations (µg/mL) expressed as MoM [lower and upper 95% Confidence Interval (CI)] at birth (T0) and at 4 (T1), 8 (T2), 12 (T3), 16 (T4), 20 (T5), 24 (T6), 48 (T7), 72 (T8) and 96 (T9) hours after birth in Reference Group (n = 244) and in asphyxiated full-term newborns with good (Group A) or severe (Group B) neurological outcome at 12-months follow-up.

*P<0.001 vs Healthy Group and asphyxiated full-term newborns with good neurological prognosis (Group A).*P<0.001 vs Group B values at 48, 72 and, 96 hours Salivary S100B concentrations were significantly higher in neonates belonging to Group B at all monitoring time-points (p<0.001, for all). Statistical evaluation of differences among Groups at each time point was performed by using the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by the Dunn’s post test Mean saliva S100B concentrations (µg/mL) expressed as MoM [lower and upper 95% Confidence Interval (CI)] at birth (T0) and at 4 (T1), 8 (T2), 12 (T3), 16 (T4), 20 (T5), 24 (T6), 48 (T7), 72 (T8) and 96 (T9) hours after birth in Reference Group (n = 244) and in asphyxiated full-term newborns with good (Group A) or severe (Group B) neurological outcome at 12-months follow-up.