Document 0775
 DOCN  M9650775
 TI    [Value of EEG in the characterization and prognosis of neurological
       diseases in premature infants]
 DT    9605
 AU    Nunes ML; da Costa JC; Taufer L; da Silveira CM; Servico de Neurologia,
       Hospital Sao Lucas, Faculdade de; Medicina da Pontifica Universidade
       Catolica do Rio Grande do; Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brasil.
 SO    Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1995 Sep;53(3-B):625-30. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96139192
 AB    The importance of the EEG for the investigation of neurological diseases
       in the neonatal period has been largely discussed, since it is often the
       only way to approach cerebral function in newborns with severe
       pathologies or under drug effect. The present study was carried out with
       85 newborns (NB) who presented perinatal dysfunctions and were submitted
       to neurological and electroencephalogram (EEG) or polysomnography (PS)
       evaluation. EEG/PS alterations, pathologies and prognosis were reported.
       The EEG were classified according to basal activity alterations,
       presence of paroxysmal activity and sleep stages organization and
       maturity. The most frequent pathology was perinatal asphyxia (40%)
       followed by intraventricular hemorrhage (HIV, 16%). The most frequent
       complaint for exam indication was apnea (71%) followed by convulsion
       (19%). Fifty-five percent of the exams exclusively required because
       apnea complaint were considered normal and out of all exams required
       because seizures only 31% were normal. The EEG alteration most
       frequently related to perinatal asphyxia, HIV and intrauterine growth
       delay was immaturity and in the NB with seizures immature EEG and
       abnormal paroxysms. Many different alterations were registered in the NB
       with nervous system infection. The EEG findings more correlated with
       unfavorable prognosis were isoelectricity and abnormal paroxysmal
       activity including positive sharp waves (100%).
 DE    Central Nervous System Diseases/*DIAGNOSIS/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Comparative
       Study  *Electroencephalography  English Abstract  Female  Follow-Up
       Studies  Human  Infant, Newborn  Infant, Premature,
       Diseases/*DIAGNOSIS/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Infant, Very Low Birth Weight  Male
       Polysomnography  Prognosis  CLINICAL TRIAL  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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