EEG at 6 weeks of life in very premature neonates

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 818-822

  Selton, Daniele ^a   André, Monique ^a   Debruille, Chantal ^a   Deforge, Helene ^a   Fresson, Jeanne ^a   Hascoet, Jean Michel ^a  

^a Maternite Regionale Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic stage EEG abnormalities; Disorganized EEG patterns; Dysmature EEG patterns; Prognosis; Very premature neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DYSMATURITY; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY ANALYSIS;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952431103     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Baud O., d'Allest A.M., Lacaze-Masmonteil T., Zupan V., Nedelcoux H., Boithias C., et al. The early diagnosis of periventricular leukomalacia in premature infants with positive rolandic sharp waves on serial electroencephalography. J Pediatr 132 (1998) 813-817
2. Benda G.I., Engel R.C., and Zhang Y. Prolonged inactive phases during the discontinuous pattern of prematurity in the electroencephalogram of very low birth weight infants. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 72 (1989) 189-197
3. Biagioni E., Bartalena L., Boldrini A., Cioni G., Giancola S., and Ipata A.E. Background EEG activity in preterm infants: correlation of outcome with selected maturational features. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 91 (1994) 154-162
4. Biagioni E., Bartalena L., Biver P., Pieri R., and Cioni G. Electroencephalographic dysmaturity in preterm infants: a prognostic tool in the early postnatal period. Neuropediatrics 27 (1996) 311-316
5. Biagioni E., Boldrini A., Bottone U., Pieri R., and Cioni G. Prognostic value of abnormal EEG transients in preterm and full-term neonates. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 99 (1996) 1-9
6. Blume W.T., and Dreyfus-Brisac C. Positive rolandic sharp waves in the neonatal EEG. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 53 (1982) 277-282
7. Brunet O., and Lezine I. Le développement psychologique de la première enfance (1971), P.U.F., Paris
8. Clancy R.R., and Tharp B.R. Positive rolandic sharp waves in the electroencephalograms of premature neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 57 (1984) 395-404
9. Conde J.R.C., de Hoyos A.L.R., Martinez E.D., Campo C.G., Perez A.M., and Borges A.A.H. Extrauterine life duration and ontogenic EEG parameters in preterm newborns with and without major ultrasound brain lesions. Clin Neurophysiol 116 (2005) 2796-2809
10. Connell J., De Vries L.S., Oozeer R., Regev R., Dubowitz L.M.S., and Dubowitz V. Predictive value of early continuous electroencephalogram monitoring in ventilated preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage. Pediatrics 82 (1988) 337-343
11. de Vries L.S., Eken P., and Dubowitz L.M.S. The spectrum of leukomalacia using cranial ultrasound. Behav Brain Res 49 (1992) 1-6
12. Fawer C.L., Besnier S., Forcada M., Buclin T., and Calame A. Influence of perinatal, developmental, and environmental factors on cognitive abilities of preterm children without major impairments at 5 years. Early Hum Dev 43 (1995) 151-164
13. Hack M., Taylor H.G., Klein N., Eiben R., Schatschneider C., and Mercuri-Minich N. School-age outcomes in children with birthweights under 750 g. N Engl J Med 331 (1994) 753-759
14. Hahn J.S., and Tharp B.R. The dysmature EEG pattern in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and its prognostic implications. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 76 (1990) 106-113
15. Hayakawa F., Okumura A., Kato T., Kuno K., and Watanabe K. Dysmature EEG pattern in EEGs of preterm infants with cognitive impairment: maturation arrest caused by prolonged mild CNS depression. Brain Dev 19 (1997) 122-125
16. Hayakawa F., Okumura A., Kato T., Kuno K., and Watanabe K. Disorganized patterns: chronic-stage EEG abnormality of the late neonatal period following severely depressed EEG activities in early preterm infants. Neuropediatrics 28 (1997) 272-275
17. Hayakawa M., Okumura A., Hayakawa F., Watanabe K., Ohshiro M., Kato Y., et al. Background electroencephalographic (EEG) activities of very preterm infants born at less than 27 weeks gestation: a study on the degree of continuity. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal 84 (2001) F163-F167
18. Kidokoro H., Okumura A., and Watanabe K. Abnormal brushes in preterm infants with periventricular leukomalacia. Neuropediatrics 37 (2006) 265-268
19. Lamblin M.D., d'Allest A.M., Andre M., Challamel M.J., Curzi-Dascalova L., De Giovanni E., et al. EEG in premature and full-term infants: developmental features and glossary. Neurophysiol Clin 29 (1999) 123-221
20. Larroque B., Ancel P.Y., Marret S., Marchand L., Andre M., and Arnaud C. Neurodevelopmental disabilities and special care of 5-year-old children born before 33 weeks of gestation (the EPIPAGE study): a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet 371 (2008) 813-820
21. Marlow N., Wolke D., Bracewell M.A., and Samara M. EPICure Study Group. Neurologic and developmental disability at six years of age after extremely preterm birth. N Engl J Med 352 (2005) 9-19
22. Marret S., Parain D., Ménard J.F., Blanc T., Devaux A.M., Ensel P., et al. Prognostic value of neonatal electroencephalography in premature newborns less than 33 weeks of gestational age. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 102 (1997) 178-185
23. Nguyen The Tich S., d'Allest A.-M., Touzery de Villepin A., de Belliscize J., Walls-Esquivel E., Salefranque F., et al. Pathological patterns in neonatal EEG before 30 weeks of gestational age. Clin Neurophysiol 37 (2007) 177-221
24. Okumura A., Hayakawa F., Kato T., Kuno K., and Watanabe K. Positive rolandic sharp waves in preterm infants with periventricular leukomalacia: their relation to background electroencephalographic abnormalities. Neuropediatrics 30 (1999) 278-282
25. Okumura A., Hayakawa F., Kato T., Kuno K., and Watanabe K. Developmental outcome and types of chronic-stage EEG abnormalities in preterm infants. Dev Med Child Neurol 44 (2002) 729-734
26. Papile C.A., Burstein R., and Koffler H. Incidence and evolution of subependymal and intraventricular hemorrhage: a study of infants with birthweight less than 1500 g. J Pediatr 92 (1978) 529-534
27. Selton D., Andre M., and Hascoët J.M. Normal EEG in very premature infants: reference criteria. Clin Neurophysiol 111 (2000) 2116-2124
28. Sofue A., Okumura A., Hayakawa F., and Watanabe K. Sharp waves in preterm infants with periventricular leukomalacia. Pediatr Neurol 29 (2003) 214-217
29. Tharp B.R., Scher M.S., and Clancy R.R. Serial EEGs in normal and abnormal infants with birthweights less than 1200 grams - a prospective study with long term follow-up. Neuropediatrics 20 (1989) 64-72
30. Vecchierini M.F., d'Allest A.M., and Verpillat P. EEG patterns in 10 extreme premature neonates with normal neurological outcome: qualitative and quantitative data. Brain Dev 25 (2003) 330-337
31. Volpe J.J. Encephalopathy of prematurity includes neuronal abnormalities. Pediatrics 116 (2005) 221-225
32. Watanabe K., and Iwase K. Spindle-like fast rhythms in the EEGs of low-birthweight infants. Dev Med Child Neurol 14 (1972) 373-381
33. Watanabe K. The neonatal electroencephalogram and sleep-cycle patterns. In: Eyre J.A. (Ed). The neurophysiological examination of the newborn infant (1992), MacKeith Press, New York 11-47
34. Watanabe K., Hayakawa F., and Okumura A. Neonatal EEG: a powerful tool in the assessment of brain damage in preterm infants. Brain Dev 21 (1999) 361-372
35. Yudkin P.L., Aboualfa M., Eyre J.A., Redman C.W., and Wilkinson A.R. New birthweight and head circumference centiles for gestational ages 24 to 42 weeks. Early Hum Dev 15 (1987) 45-52