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This comprehensive and user-friendly guidebook is for physicians and health care professionals involved in the care of neonates undergoing electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings.
It aims to:
- Explain the technical aspect of neonatal EEG s
- Outline the maturation of the EEG
- Distinguish normal background from an encephalopathic background
- Identify seizures
- Identify common artifacts
- Provide resource of neonatal seizures
- Address additional neonatal neurological concerns
Neonatal EEG serves as a complete and concise manual for many different types of physicians and providers, especially pediatric-based providers who are caring for neonates. It will provide more comfort with evaluation and management decisions based on the neonatal EEG.
List of contents
Introduction and technical aspects of neonatal EEGs.- Developmental Maturation of the EEG in Neonates, from Preterm to Term Gestational Ages.- Abnormal Background Activity in Neonatal EEG s: Encephalopathy and Abnormal Frequency and Amplitude Findings.- Abnormal Background Patterns in Neonatal EEG recordings: Sharp waves.- Electrographic findings of neonatal seizures.- Seizures in Neonates: Clinical Manifestations and Etiology Timeline.- Common Artifacts of Neonatal EEG recordings.- Amplitude Integrated EEG and its Application for Neonates.- Case Examples in Neonates with Clinical Scenarios Using Electroencephalogram Recordings.- Glossary: Terminology Used in Describing Neonatal EEG s.
About the author
Mary Payne, MD
Professor
Marshall University
Department of Neurology
Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Huntington, WV 25701
David Gloss, II, MD
The Neuromedical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
