Predictive value of sequential electroencephalogram (EEG) in neonates with seizures and its relation to neurological outcome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-150

  Khan, Lester Richard ^a   Nunes, Magda Lahorgue ^a   Garcias da Silva, Fernando Luis ^a   Costa da Costa, Jaderson ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Neonatal EEG; Neonatal seizures; Outcome; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SLEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEST SYNDROME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES;

EID: 38349085960     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807308711     Document Type: Article

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