Alix, J.J.P. orcid.org/0000-0001-8391-9749, Ponnusamy, A., Pilling, E. et al. (1 more author) (2017) An introduction to neonatal EEG. Paediatrics and Child Health, 27 (3). pp. 135-142. ISSN 1751-7222
Abstract
Electroencephalography (EEG) is used in neonatal care to assess encephalopathy, seizure recognition and classification, to make epilepsy syndrome diagnoses and to assess the maturity of neonatal brain activity. A basic understanding of the EEG is very helpful in ensuring that clinicians gain as much information as possible from this helpful, non-invasive investigation. The neonatal EEG is complex and accurate reporting requires detailed clinical information to be provided on request forms. Even when this is provided EEG reports are frequently returned to the neonatal unit loaded with technical details, making it difficult for neonatal staff to fully understand them. This article reviews the basics of EEG, the changes seen with increasing gestational age, and changes seen in common pathologies. We also provide a structured approach to the interpretation of the neonatal EEG report, and discuss its role in prognostication. Amplitude integrated EEG is reviewed in our companion paper.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Crown Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Paediatrics and Child Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | electroencephalography; infant; neurology; neurophysiology; newborn; seizures |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Neuroscience (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2017 17:46 |
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2017 10:24 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2016.11.003 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.paed.2016.11.003 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124766 |
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