Neonatal electroencephalography: Review of a practical approach

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-355

  Shany, Eilon ^a   Berger, Itai ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

EEG; electroencephalogram; neonatal; prematurity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELTA RHYTHM; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WAVEFORM;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 79952682641     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810384866     Document Type: Review

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