title: Cerebral regional oxygen fluctuations and decline during clinically silent focal electroencephalographic seizures in a neonate.
abstract: We describe a neonate with tuberous sclerosis complex and right frontal cortical dysplasia who underwent simultaneous near-infrared spectroscopy and electroencephalography (EEG) during repetitive clinically silent right frontal EEG seizures. The seizures produced a progressive decline in regional oxygen saturation index and wider regional oxygen saturation index fluctuations in the right hemisphere than in the left hemisphere. We conclude that recurrent clinically silent focal EEG seizures in this neonate were associated with lateralizing near-infrared spectroscopy changes suggestive of relative cerebral hypoxia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Miami Children's Hospital, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shuhaiber
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bolton
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunoyer
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yaylali
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen