CEREBRAL FUNCTION MONITORING DURING THE 1ST WEEK OF LIFE IN EXTREMELY SMALL LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT (ESLBW) INFANTS

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作者
HELLSTROMWESTAS, L [1 ]
ROSEN, I [1 ]
SVENNINGSEN, NW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LUND HOSP, DEPT CLIN NEUROPHYSIOL, S-22185 LUND, SWEDEN
关键词
EEG-MONITORING; CEREBRAL FUNCTION MONITOR; VERY LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT; PRETERM; INFANTS;
D O I
10.1055/s-2008-1071411
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
In order to evaluate the usefulness of early continuous EEG-monitoring in very preterm neonates, recordings with a Cerebral Function Monitor (CFM) were made prospectively in 31 ESLBW infants with birthweights below 901 grams, during their first week of life. The CFM background activity was, as expected from EEG studies, dominated by a suppression-burst pattern in 94 % of the infants. Some infants had periods with more continuous EEG activity or suppression-burst changing into continuous. Patterns similar to sleep-wake cycling (SWC) were identified in infants with gestational ages as low as 24 weeks. The level of the CFM-background activity was mainly influenced by the presence and severity of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), but also by medications such as phenobarbital. Epileptiform activity (EPA) was only found in infants with ICH, and was identified in 75 % of these infants. Of the infants with EPA, 87 % had periods with subclinical EPA, although 47 % had both clinical and subclinical seizures. The presence of more continuous activity and SWC were indicators of a favourable outcome, whereas electrocerebral inactivity predicted an unfavorable outcome. The prognostic estimates of mortality and neurologic outcome were similar for early CFM recording (positive predictive value 69-100 %) and cranial ultrasound scan (positive predictive value 71-100 %). The monitoring of cerebral electrical activity also provided immediate and clinically useful information during the intensive care of these ESLBW infants. Further studies on the causal relation between EPA and the development of ICH should be performed before definite conclusions can be drawn concerning any preventive effect from anticonvulsive treatment of clinical/subclinical seizures.
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