[Place of EEG in the management of arterial ischemic stroke newborn].

[Place of EEG in the management of arterial ischemic stroke newborn]. Arch Pediatr. 2017 Sep;24(9S):9S41-9S45 Authors: Nguyen The Tich S Abstract The EEG has a key role in the management of neonatal seizures, which are the typical mode of revelation of neonatal ischemic stroke. The EEG should be started as soon as possible in case of suspected seizure. Some EEG features are evocative of neonatal stroke, typically asymmetry of background activity with the presence of focal spikes and focal seizures. The EEG should be prolonged and always associated with a video as pauci-symptomatic or subclinical seizures are frequent, including some status epilepticus. Video-EEG monitoring is therefore essential to judge the efficacy of anticonvulsant therapy. There is insufficient evidence so far to state if some EEG aspects are predictive of long-term cognitive and epileptic outcomes. PMID: 28867037 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: research