Brain maturation in the first 3 months of life, measured by electroencephalogram: A comparison between preterm and term-born infants

Guyer, Caroline; Werner, Helene; Wehrle, Flavia; Bölsterli, Bigna Katrin; Hagmann, Cornelia; Jenni, Oskar G; Huber, Reto

doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2019.06.230

Citations

Citation copied

Guyer, C., Werner, H., Wehrle, F., Bölsterli, B. K., Hagmann, C., Jenni, O. G., & Huber, R. (2019). Brain maturation in the first 3 months of life, measured by electroencephalogram: A comparison between preterm and term-born infants. Clinical Neurophysiology, 130(10), 1859–1868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.06.230

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Preterm infants are at risk for altered brain maturation resulting in neurodevelopmental impairments. Topographical analysis of high-density electroencephalogram during sleep matches underlying brain maturation. Using such an EEG mapping approach could identify preterm infants at risk early in life.

METHODS

20 preterm (gestational age < 32 weeks) and 20 term-born infants (gestational age > 37 weeks) were recorded by 18-channel daytime sleep-EEG at term age (GA 40 weeks for preterm and 2-3 days after birth for term infants