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ArticleClinical neurophysiology practice2018

Evaluation of SEPs in asphyxiated newborns using a 4-electrode aEEG brain monitoring set-up.

Päivi Nevalainen, Viviana Marchi, Marjo Metsäranta, Tuula Lönnqvist, Sampsa Vanhatalo, Leena Lauronen

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Päivi NevalainenDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology, Children's Hospital, HUS Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital (HUH), Helsinki, Finland.
Viviana MarchiDepartment of Developmental Neuroscience, Stella Maris Scientific Institute, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation Pisa, Italy.
Marjo MetsärantaDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and HUH, Helsinki, Finland.
Tuula LönnqvistDepartment of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and HUH, Helsinki, Finland.
Sampsa VanhataloDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology, Children's Hospital, HUS Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital (HUH), Helsinki, Finland.
Leena LauronenDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology, Children's Hospital, HUS Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital (HUH), Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FIHelsinki University Hospital · FIUniversity of Pisa · IT

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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the reliability of recording cortical somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) in asphyxiated newborns using the 4-electrode setup applied in routine long-term amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) brain monitoring and to assess the number of averages needed for reliably detecting the cortical responses.

methodsWe evaluated median nerve SEPs in 50 asphyxiated full-term newborns. The SEP interpretation (present or absent) from the original recordings with 21-electrodes and approximately 600 trials served as the reference. This was compared to SEP classification (absent, present, or unreliable) based on a reduced (300 or 150) number of averages, and to classification based on only four electrodes (F3, P3, F4, P4).

resultsCompared to the original classification, cortical SEPs were uniformly interpreted as present or absent in all 50 newborns with the 4-electrode setup and 600 averages. Reducing number of averages to 300 still resulted in correct SEP interpretation in 49/50 newborns with 21-electrode setup, and 46/50 newborns with 4-electrode setup.

conclusionsEvaluation of early cortical neonatal SEPs is reliable from the 4-electrode setup commonly used in aEEG monitoring. SEP is discernible in most newborns with 300 averages. SIGNIFICANCE: Adding SEP into routine aEEG monitoring offers an additional tool for early neonatal neurophysiological evaluation.

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aEEG, amplitude-integrated electroencephalographyAmplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG)AsphyxiaBrain monitoringEEG, electroencephalographyElectroencephalography (EEG)HIE, hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathyNewbornNICU, neonatal intensive care unitSEP, somatosensory evoked potentialSI, primary somatosensory cortexSomatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs)TH, therapeutic hypothermia

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