title: Continuous electroencephalography monitoring of the preterm infant.
abstract: Continuous electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring provides clinically relevant information in preterm infants. Acute changes during development of intraventricular hemorrhage and white matter injury are associated with EEG and amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) deterioration. The early EEG background is also correlated with outcome in preterm infants, although other problems associated with prematurity may influence the long-term prognosis. The limitations of EEG monitoring should be well-understood by users and the continuous EEG monitor should be used as a complement to the standard EEG.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Lund University Hospital, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden. lena.hellstrom-westas@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hellström-Westas
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000517:prevention & control; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted