WU-NEAT: A clinically validated, open-source MATLAB toolbox for limited-channel neonatal EEG analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited-channel EEG research in neonates is hindered by lack of open, accessible analytic tools. To overcome this limitation, we have created the Washington University-Neonatal EEG Analysis Toolbox (WU-NEAT), containing two of the most commonly used tools, provided in an open-source, clinically-validated package running within MATLAB.

Methods

The first algorithm is the amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG), which is generated by filtering, rectifying and time-compressing the original EEG recording, with subsequent semi-logarithmic display. The second algorithm is the spectral edge frequency (SEF), calculated as the critical frequency below which a user-defined proportion of the EEG spectral power is located. The aEEG algorithm was validated by three experienced reviewer

SUBMITTER: Vesoulis ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7606381 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature