Full Description
This comprehensive and user-friendly guidebook is for physicians and health care professionals involved in the care of neonates undergoing electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings.
It aims to:
Explain the technical aspect of neonatal EEG's
Outline the maturation of the EEG
Distinguish normal background from an encephalopathic background
Identify seizures
Identify common artifacts
Provide resource of neonatal seizures
Address additional neonatal neurological concerns
Neonatal EEG serves as a complete and concise manual for many different types of physicians and providers, especially pediatric-based providers who are caring for neonates. It will provide more comfort with evaluation and management decisions based on the neonatal EEG.
Contents
Introduction and technical aspects of neonatal EEGs.- Developmental Maturation of the EEG in Neonates, from Preterm to Term Gestational Ages.- Abnormal Background Activity in Neonatal EEG's: Encephalopathy and Abnormal Frequency and Amplitude Findings.- Abnormal Background Patterns in Neonatal EEG recordings: Sharp waves.- Electrographic findings of neonatal seizures.- Seizures in Neonates: Clinical Manifestations and Etiology Timeline.- Common Artifacts of Neonatal EEG recordings.- Amplitude Integrated EEG and its Application for Neonates.- Case Examples in Neonates with Clinical Scenarios Using Electroencephalogram Recordings.- Glossary: Terminology Used in Describing Neonatal EEG's.
