Pathological features of neonatal EEG in preterm babies born before 30 weeks of gestationnal age

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 325-370

  Tich, S Nguyen The ^a   d'Allest, A M ^b   Villepin, A Touzery de ^c   de Belliscize, J ^d   Walls Esquivel, E ^e   Salefranque, F ^f   Lamblin, M D ^g  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^e service de pédiatrie   (France)

^f HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^g LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute stage abnormalities; Disorganised pattern; Dysmature pattern; EEG; Outcome; Periventricular leukomalacia; Preterm newborns; Sharp waves

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL; SUFENTANIL;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE MARKER; EEG ABNORMALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WAVEFORM; WHITE MATTER;

AGING; BRAIN DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURES;

EID: 36549051252     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2007.10.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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