title: How to use: amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG).
abstract: Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is a method for continuous monitoring of brain activity that is increasingly used in the neonatal intensive care unit. In its simplest form, aEEG is a processed single-channel electroencephalogram that is filtered and time-compressed. Current evidence demonstrates that aEEG is useful to monitor cerebral background activity, diagnose and treat seizures and predict neurodevelopmental outcomes for preterm and term infants. This review aims to explain the fundamentals behind aEEG and its clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nidhi Agrawal
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA.
authors.forename: Courtney Jane
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wusthoff
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Evidence Based Medicine; Neonatology; Neurology