scholarly journals Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography: Classification and Possibilities of Use in Practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-35
Author(s):  
Z. Zimova ◽  
K. Matasova ◽  
M. Zibolen
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Term Neonates ◽  
Ischemic Encephalopathy

Abstract Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is a simplified bedside neurophysiology tool that has become widely used in neonates in the last few years. Although aEEG cannot replace conventional EEG (cEEG) for background monitoring and detection of seizures, it remains a useful apparatus that complements conventional EEG, is being widely adopted by neonatologists, and should be supported by neonatal neurologists. Limited channel leads are applied to the patient and data are displayed in a semilogarithmic, time-compressed scale. In term neonates, aEEG has been used to determine the prognosis and treatment for those affected by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, seizures, meningitis and even congenital heart disease. In preterm infants, normative values and pattern corresponding to gestational age are being established. The senzitivity and specificity of aEEG are enhanced by the display of a simultaneous raw EEG.

scholarly journals Clinical Factors Associated with Cerebral Metabolism in Term Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 67-73.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lonyai Harbison ◽  
Jodie K. Votava-Smith ◽  
Sylvia del Castillo ◽  
S. Ram Kumar ◽  
Vince Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Cerebral Metabolism ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Term Neonates ◽  
Factors Associated

Prolonged Prostaglandin E1 Infusion in an Infant With Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-536
Author(s):  
Alan B. Lewis ◽  
Paul R. Lurie
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Pulmonary Blood Flow ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Prostaglandin E1 ◽  
Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

A small-for-gestational-age premature infant with severe tetralogy of Fallot was treated with prostaglandin E1 to dialate the ductus arteriosus and increase pulmonary blood flow. The infusion was continued for 29 days without complication at which time surgery was performed.

Abstract 13794: Serial Brain Metabolism in Term Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease: Association With Clinical Factors and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna L Harbison ◽  
Jodie K Votava-Smith ◽  
Sylvia Del Castillo ◽  
S Ram Kumar ◽  
Vincent K Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Hospital Stay ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Brain Metabolism ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes ◽  
Term Neonates ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Serial Brain

Objectives: Term congenital heart disease (CHD) neonates demonstrate pre-operative (op) abnormal brain metabolism (reduced N-acetylaspartate (NAA), elevated lactate) on long echo MR spectroscopy (MRS). We sought to delineate associations between serial brain metabolism and patient and perioperative clinical factors in term neonates with CHD using short echo MRS. We measured NAA and lactate as well as other metabolites important for brain connectivity such as neurotransmitters glutamate/glutamine and GABA. Methods: Subjects were prospectively enrolled to undergo pre and post-op 3T short echo single voxel MRS of parietal white matter with absolute quantitation of 15 metabolites using LCModel. Neurodevelopment (ND) was assessed via 18 month Battelle Developmental Inventory. Linear and logistic regression with false discovery rate correction was used for statistical analysis. Results: Eighty subjects were enrolled 2009-2015 and 21 term CHD infants underwent both pre and post-op MRS. Eight infants had at least one MRS and ND. NAA and glutamate were significantly decreased post-op compared to pre-op (p<0.0001), with no significant difference in other metabolites. Pre-op factors including lower Apgar score, birth weight, head circumference and PaO2 and higher arterial pH and serum lactate were associated with lower NAA (p<0.002). Single ventricle anatomy was associated with low NAA, high myo-inositol and low glutamine/glutamate compared to two ventricles (p<0.01). Longer cardipulmonary bypass time, but not deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, was associated with reduced NAA (p<0.001). Post-op, global alteration in multiple serial brain metabolites (NAA, lactate, glutamate/glutamine, GABA, myo-inostol) were associated with longer ICU and hospital stay (p<0.03). In those with ND testing, high GABA correlated with low cognitive domain score, while high glutamine correlated with low motor score (p<0.03). Conclusion: In term CHD neonates, serial brain metabolism by MRS demonstrates alterations beyond NAA, including neurotransmitters GABA and glutamate/glutamine. These abnormalities are associated with multiple clinical pre and post-op factors and also predict prolonged hospital stay and 18 month ND.

Outcome of preterm infants with congenital heart disease

2000 ◽  
Vol 137 (5) ◽  
pp. 653-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Dees ◽  
Hwei Lin ◽  
Robert B. Cotton ◽  
Thomas P. Graham ◽  
Debra A. Dodd
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Congenital Heart

Prevalence and Outcomes of Congenital Heart Disease in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Anderson ◽  
Davi Casale Aragon ◽  
Walusa A. Gonçalves-Ferri ◽  
Paulo H. Manso ◽  
Gabriela Leal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight

scholarly journals Cranial MRI Findings in Predicting the Severity of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Term Neonates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Çoşkun ◽  
Oğuz Han Kalkanlı ◽  
Rüya Çolak ◽  
Senem Alkan Özdemir ◽  
Tülin Gökmen Yıldırım ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Globus Pallidus ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
Term Neonates ◽  
Signal Abnormality ◽  
Cranial Mri ◽  
Ischemic Encephalopathy ◽  
Signal Intensities

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings with severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in term neonates. Methods: Sixty-three newborns with HIE in whom cranial MRIs were performed within the first 3 weeks of life between 2016 and 2020 were included in the study. Severity of HIE was graded using Sarnat & Sarnat staging. In statistical analysis, Stage 1 was considered as mild, Stage 2 or 3 as severe HIE. The signal intensities of perirolandic cortex, posterior limb of internal capsule (PLIC), globus pallidus, and cerebrospinal tract on T1- weighted imaging (T1WI), and of perirolandic cortex, PLIC, ventrolateral thalamus, lateral edge of putamen and tegmentum on T2WI, and brain diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) findings were evaluated with consensus by two radiologists blinded to clinical findings. Gestational age, birth weight and MRI signal intensities were compared with HIE groups using t test, and Fisher-Exact test. Results: There were 31 and 32 infants with mild and severe HIE, respectively. Gestational age and birth weight were not different between mild and severe HIE groups. The number of cases with abnormal signals in PLIC and globus pallidus on T1WI, and PLIC on T2WI were significantly higher in severe HIE (p=0.022, p=0.008, and p=0.032, respectively). The presence of signal abnormality in other regions and DWI were not significantly different between HIE groups. Conclusion: Cranial MRI may play a remarkable role in determining pattern and severity of HIE. Signal abnormality in PLIC and globus pallidus may suggest severe HIE in term neonates.

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