Seizure screening
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]
Overview
Overview
The EEG monitoring has been recommended in neonates with known or suspected acute brain injury combined with encephalopathy, diseases associated with abnormal paroxysmal events, and in high-risk population.
Screening
Screening
The EEG monitoring has been recommended in neonates with:[1][2]
- Known or suspected acute brain injury combined with encephalopathy
- Differential diagnosis of abnormal paroxysmal events
- In high-risk population
References
References
- ↑ Shellhaas RA, Chang T, Tsuchida T, Scher MS, Riviello JJ, Abend NS; et al. (2011). “The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society’s Guideline on Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in Neonates”. J Clin Neurophysiol. 28 (6): 611–7. doi:10.1097/WNP.0b013e31823e96d7. PMID 22146359.
- ↑ Shellhaas RA (2019). “Seizure classification, etiology, and management”. Handb Clin Neurol. 162: 347–361. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-64029-1.00017-5. PMID 31324320.
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