Somatosensory-evoked potentials in term neonates with postasphyxial encephalopathy.
This article reviews the use of median nerve somatosensory-evoked potentials in full-term neonates with postasphyxial encephalopathy. The predictive value of this technique with regard to neurodevelopmental outcome is compared with that of clinical assessment and cranial ultrasonography.
de Vries
L S
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Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008475:Median Nerve; D010808:Physical Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011930:Reaction Time; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013979:Tibial Nerve; D014851:Wakefulness