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Seizure screening
Introduction
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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