Characterization of aEEG During Sleep and Wakefulness in Healthy Children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Interpretation of amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) is hindered by lacking knowledge on physiological background patterns in children. The aim of this study was to find out whether aEEG differs between wakefulness and sleep in children.

Methods

Forty continuous full-channel EEGs (cEEG) recorded during the afternoon and overnight in patients <18 years of age without pathologies or only solitary interictal epileptiform discharges were converted into aEEGs. Upper and lower amplitudes of the C3-C4, P3-P4, C3-P3, C4-P4, and Fp1-Fp2 channels were measured during wakefulness and sleep by two investigators and bandwidths (BW) calculated. Sleep states were assessed according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Median and interquartile ranges (IQR) were calculated to

SUBMITTER: Loffelhardt VT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814596 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature