Normal EEG of premature infants born between 24 and 30 weeks gestational age: Terminology, definitions and maturation aspects

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-323

  Vecchierini, M F ^a   Andre M ^b   d'Allest, A M ^c  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Maternite Regionale Universitaire   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Delta waves; EEG; Maturation; Physiology; Very premature infant

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE MOVEMENT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NOMENCLATURE; PREMATURITY; SLEEP; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

EID: 36648998527     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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