Continuous EEG monitoring in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 106-114

  Mccoy, Bláthnaid ^a,b   Hahn, Cecil D ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Intensive care unit; Neonate; Prognosis; Seizure

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MATURATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALITIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; NEUROMONITORING; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN PERIOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURES;

EID: 84876388712     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3182872919     Document Type: Review

References (77)

1. Abend NS, Topjian A, Ichord R, et al. Electroencephalographic monitoring during hypothermia after pediatric cardiac arrest. Neurology 2009;72:1931-1940.
2. al Naqeeb N, Edwards AD, Cowan FM, Azzopardi D. Assessment of neonatal encephalopathy by amplitude-integrated electroencephalography. Pediatrics 1999;103:1263-1271.
3. Appendino JP, McNamara PJ, Keyzers M, et al. The impact of amplitudeintegrated electroencephalography on NICU practice. Can J Neurol Sci 2012;39:355-360.
4. Azzopardi D, Brocklehurst P, Edwards D, et al. The TOBY Study. Whole body hypothermia for the treatment of perinatal asphyxial encephalopathy: A randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatr 2008;8:17.
5. Battin M, Bennet L, Gunn AJ. Rebound seizures during rewarming. Pediatrics 2004;114:1369.
6. Bedford H, de Louvois J, Halket S, et al. Meningitis in infancy in England and Wales: follow up at age 5 years. BMJ 2001;323:533-536.
7. Bjorkman ST, Miller SM, Rose SE, et al. Seizures are associated with brain injury severity in a neonatal model of hypoxia-ischemia. Neuroscience 2010;166: 157-167.
8. Bye AM, Lee D, Naidoo D, Flanagan D. The effects of morphine and midazolam on EEGs in neonates. J Clin Neurosci 1997;4:173-175.
9. Chequer RS, Tharp BR, Dreimane D, et al. Prognostic value of EEG in neonatal meningitis: Retrospective study of 29 infants. Pediatr Neurol 1992;8:417-422.
10. Clancy RR, Legido A. The exact ictal and interictal duration of electroencephalographic neonatal seizures. Epilepsia 1987;28:537-541.
11. Clancy RR, Legido A. Postnatal epilepsy after EEG-confirmed neonatal seizures. Epilepsia 1991;32:69-76.
12. Clancy RR, Legido A, Lewis D. Occult neonatal seizures. Epilepsia 1988;29: 256-261.
13. Connell J, Oozeer R, de Vries L, et al. Continuous EEG monitoring of neonatal seizures: Diagnostic and prognostic considerations. Arch Dis Child 1989;64:452-458.
14. de Vries LS, Hellstrom-Westas L. Role of cerebral function monitoring in the newborn. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2005;90:F201-F207.
15. de Vries LS, Toet MC. Amplitude integrated electroencephalography in the fullterm newborn. Clin Perinatol 2006;33:619-632.
16. Dysart KC, Kirpalani HM, Wusthoff CJ, Seshia SS. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography: A runaway horse? Can J Neurol Sci 2012;39:267-268.
17. Eriksson M, Zetterstrom R. Neonatal convulsions. Incidence and causes in the Stockholm area. Acta Paediatr Scand 1979;68:807-811.
18. Eyre JA, Oozeer RC, Wilkinson AR. Diagnosis of neonatal seizure by continuous recording and rapid analysis of the electroencephalogram. Arch Dis Child 1983;58:785-790.
19. Freeman JM. The use of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography: Beware of its unintended consequences. Pediatrics 2007;119:615-617.
20. Glass HC, Glidden D, Jeremy RJ, et al. Clinical neonatal seizures are independently associated with outcome in infants at risk for hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. J Pediatr 2009a;155:318-323.
21. Glass HC, Pham TN, Danielsen B, et al. Antenatal and intrapartum risk factors for seizures in term newborns: A population-based study, California 1998-2002. J Pediatr 2009b;154:24-28e1.
22. Gluckman PD, Wyatt JS, Azzopardi D, et al. Selective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia after neonatal encephalopathy: Multicentre randomised trial. Lancet 2005;365:663-670.
23. Glykys J, Dzhala VI, Kuchibhotla KV, et al. Differences in cortical versus subcortical GABAergic signaling: A candidate mechanism of electroclinical uncoupling of neonatal seizures. Neuron 2009;63:657-672.
24. Goldberg HJ. Neonatal convulsionsda 10 year review. Arch Dis Child 1983;58: 976-978.
25. Gupta SN, Kechli AM, Kanamalla US. Intracranial hemorrhage in term newborns: Management and outcomes. Pediatr Neurol 2009;40:1-12.
26. Hall DA, Wadwa RP, Goldenberg NA, Norris JM. Maternal risk factors for term neonatal seizures: Population-based study in Colorado, 1989-2003. J Child Neurol 2006;21:795-798.
27. Hellstrom-Westas L, Blennow G, Lindroth M, et al. Low risk of seizure recurrence after early withdrawal of antiepileptic treatment in the neonatal period. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 1995;72:F97-F101.
28. Hellstrom-Westas L, Rosen I, Swenningsen NW. Silent seizures in sick infants in early life. Diagnosis by continuous cerebral function monitoring. Acta Paediatr Scand 1985;74:741-748.
29. Hill A, Volpe JJ. Perinatal asphyxia: Clinical aspects. Clin Perinatol 1989;16:435-457.
30. Holden KR, Mellits ED, Freeman JM. Neonatal seizures. I. Correlation of prenatal and perinatal events with outcomes. Pediatrics 1982;70:165-176.
31. Holmes GL. Effects of seizures on brain development: Lessons from the laboratory. Pediatr Neurol 2005;33:1-11.
32. Holmes GL. The long-term effects of neonatal seizures. Clin Perinatol 2009;36: 901-914, viiYviii.
33. Holmes GL, Lombroso CT. Prognostic value of background patterns in the neonatal EEG. J Clin Neurophysiol 1993;10:323-352.
34. Jette N, Claassen J, Emerson RG, Hirsch LJ. Frequency and predictors of nonconvulsive seizures during continuous electroencephalographic monitoring in critically ill children. Arch Neurol 2006;63:1750-1755.
35. Kirton A, Armstrong-Wells J, Chang T, et al. Symptomatic neonatal arterial ischemic stroke: The International Pediatric Stroke Study. Pediatrics 2011;128: E1402-e1410.
36. Lanska MJ, Lanska DJ, Baumann RJ, Kryscio RJ. A population-based study of neonatal seizures in Fayette County, Kentucky. Neurology 1995;45:724-732.
37. Laroia N, Guillet R, Burchfiel J, McBride MC. EEG background as predictor of electrographic seizures in high-risk neonates. Epilepsia 1998;39:545-551.
38. Legido A, Clancy RR, Berman PH. Neurologic outcome after electroencephalographically proven neonatal seizures. Pediatrics 1991;88:583-596.
39. Legriel S, Troche G, Bedos JP. Status epilepticus after discontinuation of induced hypothermiadan incidental association? Resuscitation 2006;70:159-160.
40. Liu X, Muller RU, Huang LT, et al. Seizure-induced changes in place cell physiology: Relationship to spatial memory. J Neurosci 2003;23:11505-11515.
41. Liu Z, Yang Y, Silveira DC, et al. Consequences of recurrent seizures during early brain development. Neuroscience 1999;92:1443-1454.
42. McBride MC, Laroia N, Guillet R. Electrographic seizures in neonates correlate with poor neurodevelopmental outcome. Neurology 2000;55:506-513.
43. McCabe BK, Silveira DC, Cilio MR, et al. Reduced neurogenesis after neonatal seizures. J Neurosci 2001;21:2094-2103.
44. Menache CC, Bourgeois BF, Volpe JJ. Prognostic value of neonatal discontinuous EEG. Pediatr Neurol 2002;27:93-101.
45. Miller SP, Weiss J, Barnwell A, et al. Seizure-associated brain injury in term newborns with perinatal asphyxia. Neurology 2002;58:542-548.
46. Mizrahi EM, Kellaway P. Characterization and classification of neonatal seizures. Neurology 1987;37:1837-1844.
47. Murray DM, Boylan GB, Ali I, et al. Defining the gap between electrographic seizure burden, clinical expression and staff recognition of neonatal seizures. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2008;93:F187-F191.
48. Murray DM, Ryan CA, Boylan GB, et al. Prediction of seizures in asphyxiated neonates: Correlation with continuous video-electroencephalographic monitoring. Pediatrics 2006;118:41-46.
49. Nagarajan L, Palumbo L, Ghosh S. Brief electroencephalography rhythmic discharges (BERDs) in the neonate with seizures: Their significance and prognostic implications. J Child Neurol 2011;26:1529-1533.
50. Nash KB, Bonifacio SL, Glass HC, et al. Video-EEG monitoring in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia. Neurology 2011;76:556-562.
51. Oliveira AJ, Nunes ML, Haertel LM, et al. Duration of rhythmic EEG patterns in neonates: New evidence for clinical and prognostic significance of brief rhythmic discharges. Clin Neurophysiol 2000;111:1646-1653.
52. Painter MJ, Bergman I, Crumrine P. Neonatal seizures. Pediatr Clin North Am 1986;33:91-109.
53. Patrizi S, Holmes GL, Orzalesi M, Allemand F. Neonatal seizures: Characteristics of EEG ictal activity in preterm and fullterm infants. Brain Dev 2003;25:427-437.
54. Pisani F, Cerminara C, Fusco C, Sisti L. Neonatal status epilepticus vs recurrent neonatal seizures: Clinical findings and outcome. Neurology 2007;69:2177-2185.
55. Pisani F, Copioli C, Di Gioia C, et al. Neonatal seizures: Relation of ictal videoelectroencephalography (EEG) findings with neurodevelopmental outcome. J Child Neurol 2008;23:394-398.
56. Rennie JM, Chorley G, Boylan GB, et al. Non-expert use of the cerebral function monitor for neonatal seizure detection. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2004;89:F37-F40.
57. Ronen GM, Buckley D, Penney S, Streiner DL. Long-term prognosis in children with neonatal seizures: A population-based study. Neurology 2007;69: 1816-1822.
58. Ronen GM, Penney S, Andrews W. The epidemiology of clinical neonatal seizures in Newfoundland: A population-based study. J Pediatr 1999;134:71-75.
59. Saliba RM, Annegers FJ, Waller DK, et al. Risk factors for neonatal seizures: A population-based study, Harris County, Texas, 1992-1994. Am J Epidemiol 2001;154:14-20.
60. Sandberg DI, Lamberti-Pasculli M, Drake JM, et al. Spontaneous intraparenchymal hemorrhage in full-term neonates. Neurosurgery 2001;48:1042-1048; discussion 1048-1049.
61. Sarnat HB, Sarnat MS. Neonatal encephalopathy following fetal distress. A clinical and electroencephalographic study. Arch Neurol 1976;33:696-705.
62. Scher MS. Controversies regarding neonatal seizure recognition. Epileptic Disord 2002;4:139-158.
63. Scher MS, Alvin J, Gaus L, et al. Uncoupling of EEG-clinical neonatal seizures after antiepileptic drug use. Pediatr Neurol 2003;28:277-280.
64. Scher MS, Aso K, Beggarly ME, et al. Electrographic seizures in preterm and fullterm neonates: Clinical correlates, associated brain lesions, and risk for neurologic sequelae. Pediatrics 1993;91:128-134.
65. Seay AR, Bray PF. Significance of seizures in infants weighing less than 2,500 grams. Arch Neurol 1977;34:381-382.
66. Shah DK, Mackay MT, Lavery S, et al. Accuracy of bedside electroencephalographic monitoring in comparison with simultaneous continuous conventional electroencephalography for seizure detection in term infants. Pediatrics 2008; 121:1146-1154.
67. Shellhaas RA, Chang T, Tsuchida T, et al. The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Guideline on Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in Neonates. J Clin Neurophysiol 2011;28:611-617.
68. Shellhaas RA, Clancy RR. Characterization of neonatal seizures by conventional EEG and single-channel EEG. Clin Neurophysiol 2007;118:2156-2161.
69. Sheth RD, Hobbs GR, Mullett M. Neonatal seizures: Incidence, onset, and etiology by gestational age. J Perinatol 1999;19:40-43.
70. Sirsi D, Nadiminti L, Packard MA, et al. Apneic seizures: A sign of temporal lobe hemorrhage in full-term neonates. Pediatr Neurol 2007;37:366-370.
71. Spitzmiller RE, Phillips T, Meinzen-Derr J, Hoath SB. Amplitude-integrated EEG is useful in predicting neurodevelopmental outcome in full-term infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A meta-analysis. J Child Neurol 2007;22: 1069-1078.
72. Tekgul H, Bourgeois BF, Gauvreau K, Bergin AM. Electroencephalography in neonatal seizures: Comparison of a reduced and a full 10/20 montage. Pediatr Neurol 2005;32:155-161.
73. ter Horst HJ, van Olffen M, Remmelts HJ, et al. The prognostic value of amplitude integrated EEG in neonatal sepsis and/or meningitis. Acta Paediatr 2010;99: 194-200.
74. Tudehope DI, Harris A, Hawes D, Hayes M. Clinical spectrum and outcome of neonatal convulsions. Aust Paediatric J 1988;24:249-253.
75. van Rooij LG, Toet MC, van Huffelen AC, et al. Effect of treatment of subclinical neonatal seizures detected with aEEG: Randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics 2010;125:e358-e366.
76. Vecchierini MF, Andre M, d'Allest AM. Normal EEG of premature infants born between 24 and 30 weeks gestational age: Terminology, definitions and maturation aspects. Neurophysiol Clin 2007;37:311-323.
77. Wirrell EC, Armstrong EA, Osman LD, Yager JY. Prolonged seizures exacerbate perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage. Pediatr Res 2001;50:445-454.