Amplitude integrated electroencephalography – Reference values in children aged 2 months to 16 years

Aim Amplitude integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is a bedside neuromonitoring tool, standard within neonatal critical care provision. Its application in children is increasing but normative data underpinning such use are lacking. We present a dataset of normative aEEG values for children aged...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2022-12, Vol.111 (12), p.2337-2343
Main Authors: MacDarby, Laura J., Healy, Martina, Curley, Gerard, McHugh, John C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aEEG
Child
critical care
Electroencephalography
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Ireland
paediatrics
Reference Values
Retrospective Studies
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Aim Amplitude integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is a bedside neuromonitoring tool, standard within neonatal critical care provision. Its application in children is increasing but normative data underpinning such use are lacking. We present a dataset of normative aEEG values for children aged 2 months to 16 years. Methods This retrospective observational cohort study derives aEEG normative amplitude characteristics from electroencephalograms (EEGs) recorded in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin. aEEG was derived from 350 normal EEGs, recorded in children aged 2 months to 16 years. Supplementary aEEGs were derived from children with abnormal EEG traces. Median upper and lower margin amplitudes and bandwidth were calculated from 5 min waking and sleeping EEG epochs. Results aEEG amplitudes vary with age and state, increasing over the first 2 years of life before diminishing. Upper and lower margin amplitudes and bandwidth are greater during sleep for children
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/apa.16520