title: Early infantile electroencephalography in patients with spina bifida*.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this prospective study was to assess the prognostic value of electroencephalography in infants born with spina bifida.31 infants with spina bifida born between 2002 and 2007 at the Radboud Nijmegen University Medical Centre were evaluated and followed for 2½ years. Electroencephalography (EEG) was performed during the first 8 weeks after birth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  EEG recordings were all within normal limits and showed no abnormalities. 3 of the 31 children showed mild mental disability and major physical disabilities at the age of 30 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Single Infantile EEG recordings are of limited prognostic value for infants born with spina bifida. Serial EEG recordings in combination with other clinical or neurophysiological investigations might ameliorate the contributing predictive value of neonatal EEG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. i.cuppen@neuro.umcn.nl
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cuppen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vinck
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Geerdink
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rotteveel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roeleveld
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pasman
mesh_terms: D058256:Brain Waves / Q000502:physiology*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*