The use of conventional EEG for the assessment of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the newborn: A review

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1284-1294

  Walsh, B H ^a   Murray, D M ^b   Boylan, G B ^a,b  

^a Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EEG; Encephalopathy; Hypoxic ischaemia; Newborn

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL;

BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURES; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 79957625121     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.03.032     Document Type: Review

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