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The Role of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) in Monitoring Infants with Neonatal Seizures and Predicting Their Neurodevelopmental Outcome
Newborn monitoring in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) is mandatory, but neurological and especially electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring can be overlooked or delayed until the newborn is clinically stable. However, the neonatal period is associated with the highest risk of seizures in human...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10216913/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37238381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10050833 |
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author | Doandes, Florina Marinela Manea, Aniko Maria Lungu, Nicoleta Brandibur, Timea Cioboata, Daniela Costescu, Oana Cristina Zaharie, Mihaela Boia, Marioara |
author_facet | Doandes, Florina Marinela Manea, Aniko Maria Lungu, Nicoleta Brandibur, Timea Cioboata, Daniela Costescu, Oana Cristina Zaharie, Mihaela Boia, Marioara |
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description | Newborn monitoring in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) is mandatory, but neurological and especially electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring can be overlooked or delayed until the newborn is clinically stable. However, the neonatal period is associated with the highest risk of seizures in humans, and the clinical symptoms may often be discrete, but the evolution and long-term neurodevelopmental disorders in these patients may be important. In response to this issue, we conducted a study to evaluate newborns who experienced neonatal seizures (NS) in the NICU and monitored their long-term neurological development. We enrolled 73 term and preterm newborns who underwent EEG monitoring using amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG). We then followed their neurological development until around 18 months of age, with 59 patients remaining in the long-term study. A total of 22% of patients with NS developed epilepsy, 12% cerebral palsy, 19% severe neurodevelopmental disabilities, and 8.5% died within the first 18 months of life. Our findings indicate that aEEG background pattern is a strong predictor of unfavorable neurological outcomes, with an odds ratio of 20.4174 (p < 0.05). Additionally, higher Apgar scores were associated with better outcomes (p < 0.05), with the odds of unfavorable neurological outcomes decreasing by 0.7-fold for every point increase in Apgar score. Furthermore, we found a statistically significant association between preterm birth and unfavorable neurological outcomes (p = 0.0104). Our study highlights the importance of early EEG monitoring in the NICU and provides valuable insights into predictors of unfavorable neurological outcomes in newborns who experienced NS. |
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spelling | pubmed-102169132023-05-27 The Role of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) in Monitoring Infants with Neonatal Seizures and Predicting Their Neurodevelopmental Outcome Doandes, Florina Marinela Manea, Aniko Maria Lungu, Nicoleta Brandibur, Timea Cioboata, Daniela Costescu, Oana Cristina Zaharie, Mihaela Boia, Marioara Children (Basel) Article Newborn monitoring in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) is mandatory, but neurological and especially electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring can be overlooked or delayed until the newborn is clinically stable. However, the neonatal period is associated with the highest risk of seizures in humans, and the clinical symptoms may often be discrete, but the evolution and long-term neurodevelopmental disorders in these patients may be important. In response to this issue, we conducted a study to evaluate newborns who experienced neonatal seizures (NS) in the NICU and monitored their long-term neurological development. We enrolled 73 term and preterm newborns who underwent EEG monitoring using amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG). We then followed their neurological development until around 18 months of age, with 59 patients remaining in the long-term study. A total of 22% of patients with NS developed epilepsy, 12% cerebral palsy, 19% severe neurodevelopmental disabilities, and 8.5% died within the first 18 months of life. Our findings indicate that aEEG background pattern is a strong predictor of unfavorable neurological outcomes, with an odds ratio of 20.4174 (p < 0.05). Additionally, higher Apgar scores were associated with better outcomes (p < 0.05), with the odds of unfavorable neurological outcomes decreasing by 0.7-fold for every point increase in Apgar score. Furthermore, we found a statistically significant association between preterm birth and unfavorable neurological outcomes (p = 0.0104). Our study highlights the importance of early EEG monitoring in the NICU and provides valuable insights into predictors of unfavorable neurological outcomes in newborns who experienced NS. MDPI 2023-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10216913/ /pubmed/37238381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10050833 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Doandes, Florina Marinela Manea, Aniko Maria Lungu, Nicoleta Brandibur, Timea Cioboata, Daniela Costescu, Oana Cristina Zaharie, Mihaela Boia, Marioara The Role of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) in Monitoring Infants with Neonatal Seizures and Predicting Their Neurodevelopmental Outcome |
title | The Role of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) in Monitoring Infants with Neonatal Seizures and Predicting Their Neurodevelopmental Outcome |
title_full | The Role of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) in Monitoring Infants with Neonatal Seizures and Predicting Their Neurodevelopmental Outcome |
title_fullStr | The Role of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) in Monitoring Infants with Neonatal Seizures and Predicting Their Neurodevelopmental Outcome |
title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) in Monitoring Infants with Neonatal Seizures and Predicting Their Neurodevelopmental Outcome |
title_short | The Role of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) in Monitoring Infants with Neonatal Seizures and Predicting Their Neurodevelopmental Outcome |
title_sort | role of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aeeg) in monitoring infants with neonatal seizures and predicting their neurodevelopmental outcome |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10216913/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37238381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10050833 |
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