title: Long-term continuous monitoring of the preterm brain with diffuse optical tomography and electroencephalography: a technical note on cap manufacturing.
abstract: Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) has recently proved useful for detecting whole-brain oxygenation changes in preterm and term newborns' brains. The data recording phase in prior explorations was limited up to a maximum of a couple of hours, a time dictated by the need to minimize skin damage caused by the protracted contact with optode holders and interference with concomitant clinical/nursing procedures. In an attempt to extend the data recording phase, we developed a new custom-made cap for multimodal DOT and electroencephalography acquisitions for the neonatal population. The cap was tested on a preterm neonate (28 weeks gestation) for a 7-day continuous monitoring period. The cap was well tolerated by the neonate, who did not suffer any evident discomfort and/or skin damage. Montage and data acquisition using our cap was operated by an attending nurse with no difficulty. DOT data quality was remarkable, with an average of 92% of reliable channels, characterized by the clear presence of the heartbeat in most of them.
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galderisi
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Department of Developmental Psychology, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brigadoi
authors.affiliation: University of Padova, Department of Developmental Psychology, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy; University of Padova, Padua Neuroscience Center, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cutini
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Department of Neuroscience, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara Basso
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lolli
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Department of Developmental Psychology, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meconi
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Department of Developmental Psychology, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benavides-Varela
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baraldi
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Department of Medicine, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amodio
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Department of Information Engineering, via Gradenigo 6/b, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cobelli
authors.affiliation: University of Padova , Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trevisanuto
authors.affiliation: University of Padova, Department of Developmental Psychology, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy; University of Padova, Padua Neuroscience Center, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dell'Acqua
keywords: continuous monitoring; diffuse optical tomography; electroencephalography; preterm