Key result
Abnormal initial EEG in neonatal convulsions is linked to ~64% risk of death or neurological sequelae.
Why the study?
Does an abnormal initial EEG predict death or significant neurological sequelae in neonates with convulsions?
Cohort (n=135)
Blinded to clinical outcome
Does an abnormal initial EEG predict death or significant neurological sequelae in neonates with convulsions?
Initial EEG findings in neonates with convulsions have significant prognostic value for predicting normal development versus death or neurological sequelae.
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EEG may inform prognosis in neonatal convulsions; leaves open whether it should guide management.
The initial E.E.G.'s of 135 neonates with convulsions or suspected convulsions of multiple causes have been reviewed without knowledge of their clinical outcome. Seventy per cent of those with normal E.E.G.'s have developed normally. Sixty-four per cent of those with an abnormal E.E.G. subsequently either died or had significant neurological sequelae. In a number of cases it was not possible to place the E.E.G. in the normal or abnormal category and the reasons for this are discussed.
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Tibbles et al. (1965) conducted a cohort in Neonatal convulsions (n=135). Abnormal EEG vs. Normal EEG was evaluated on Death or significant neurological sequelae. An abnormal initial EEG in neonates with convulsions was associated with a 64% rate of death or significant neurological sequelae, while 70% of those with a normal EEG developed normally.
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