Quantitative EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit: Current application and future promise
Abstract Importance Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) has been used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several decades. Recent innovations have led to renewed interest in expanding its role in the NICU with the goal of improving both acute care of neonates in the NICU and longer...
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| description | Abstract Importance Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) has been used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several decades. Recent innovations have led to renewed interest in expanding its role in the NICU with the goal of improving both acute care of neonates in the NICU and longer‐term outcomes. Observations EEG in the NICU is primarily used to identify neonatal seizures. Sophisticated analysis of EEG can detect other acute neurological emergencies and provide additional information about short‐ and long‐term neurodevelopmental and epileptic prognosis. Using EEG for these additional findings may be limited by access to EEG resources and a constrained supply of neonatal neurophysiologists who can consistently evaluate unique neonatal EEG patterns. Relevance Quantitative EEG analysis is a rapidly developing technology with the potential to augment and support the interpretation of neonatal EEGs. This review focuses on the status of qEEG use in the NICU for identification and prediction of seizures and use in neuroprognostication. It also examines areas of promise for bedside qEEG applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-055464da8efd451bbeaa5bd25896f83f2025-08-20T02:16:56ZengWileyAnnals of the Child Neurology Society2831-32672023-12-011428929810.1002/cns3.20042Quantitative EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit: Current application and future promiseJennifer C. Keene0Giulia M. Benedetti1Stuart R. Tomko2Réjean M. Guerriero3Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics University of Utah, Primary Children's Hospital Salt Lake City Utah USADivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital Ann Arbor Michigan USADivision of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology, Department of Neurology Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis Missouri USADivision of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology, Department of Neurology Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis Missouri USAAbstract Importance Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) has been used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several decades. Recent innovations have led to renewed interest in expanding its role in the NICU with the goal of improving both acute care of neonates in the NICU and longer‐term outcomes. Observations EEG in the NICU is primarily used to identify neonatal seizures. Sophisticated analysis of EEG can detect other acute neurological emergencies and provide additional information about short‐ and long‐term neurodevelopmental and epileptic prognosis. Using EEG for these additional findings may be limited by access to EEG resources and a constrained supply of neonatal neurophysiologists who can consistently evaluate unique neonatal EEG patterns. Relevance Quantitative EEG analysis is a rapidly developing technology with the potential to augment and support the interpretation of neonatal EEGs. This review focuses on the status of qEEG use in the NICU for identification and prediction of seizures and use in neuroprognostication. It also examines areas of promise for bedside qEEG applications.https://doi.org/10.1002/cns3.20042electroencephalographyneonatal encephalopathyneonatal seizures |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer C. Keene Giulia M. Benedetti Stuart R. Tomko Réjean M. Guerriero Quantitative EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit: Current application and future promise Annals of the Child Neurology Society electroencephalography neonatal encephalopathy neonatal seizures |
| title | Quantitative EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit: Current application and future promise |
| title_full | Quantitative EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit: Current application and future promise |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit: Current application and future promise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit: Current application and future promise |
| title_short | Quantitative EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit: Current application and future promise |
| title_sort | quantitative eeg in the neonatal intensive care unit current application and future promise |
| topic | electroencephalography neonatal encephalopathy neonatal seizures |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/cns3.20042 |
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