Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography in the NICU: Frequent Artifacts in Premature Infants May Limit Its Utility as a Monitoring Device

Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography has become an important tool for assessing cortical status noninvasively. Newer units have the additional feature of visualizing the raw electroencephalogram, which has resulted in the identification of frequent artifacts. To highlight the problem of artif...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2009-02, Vol.123 (2), p.e328-e332
Main Authors: Suk, Debbie, Krauss, Alfred N, Engel, Murray, Perlman, Jeffrey M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Brain
Cerebral Cortex - physiology
Electroencephalography
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature - physiology
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Medical imaging
Monitoring, Physiologic
Pediatrics
Premature birth
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Summary:Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography has become an important tool for assessing cortical status noninvasively. Newer units have the additional feature of visualizing the raw electroencephalogram, which has resulted in the identification of frequent artifacts. To highlight the problem of artifacts and to introduce caution when using the amplitude-integrated electroencephalography technique to assess cortical function in the premature population. Ten premature infants were evaluated. Compressed amplitude-integrated electroencephalography recordings were made by using a pair of standard electroencephalogram electrodes attached to the scalp frontotemporal areas. Impedance was maintained at
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2008-2850