Citation

György I. Acta Paediat. Acad. Sci. Hung. 1983; 24(1): 1-6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Akadémiai Kiadó)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6613571

Abstract

The correlation between the findings of polygraphic sleep analysis and the late prognosis was studied in 37 full-term newborns after perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury, and in 9 healthy neonates. The relationship with a poor prognosis was significant if there was (i) a sleep cycle disturbance (decreased level of active sleep; persistence of quiet sleep-trace alternate pattern in the total cycle); (ii) immaturity in bioelectric brain maturation greater than or equal to 4 weeks; (iii) depression of background activity. The correlation with favourable outcome was significant if (i) the EEG was normal; (ii) sleep spindles occurred. The following findings were unrelated to prognosis: asymmetry, paroxysmal abnormalities, and reactivity of EEG to light or sound stimulation.

Language: en