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Abnormal Neonatal Patterns

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Clinical Electroencephalography

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The distinctive features of the normal neonatal EEG pattern have been described in the first part of this Manual. This chapter will be dedicated to the description of the most characteristic artifacts and the abnormal EEG findings in the neonatal age. Particular attention has been devoted to the iconographic material..Both EEG backgroud abnormalities and ictal epileptiform discharges are the milestones in the knowledge of abnormal neonatal electroencephalography. The caption of the figures will report the anamnestic, clinical, and instrumental data related to the clinical cases described, in order to underline and confirm the importance of a complete integration among clinical, neurophysiological, and neuroimaging data in the approach of newborns with neurological impairments.

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    For all the figures, the following EEG recording parameters were utilized: time base 15 mm/s, sensitivity 70/150 mcV/cm, high-pass filter 0.5/1.6 Hz, low-pass filter 30/70 Hz. Otherwise, parameters are indicated (in italics).

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Acknowledgments

A heartfelt thanks to the EEG technicians of the Pediatric Neurology Unit: Teresa Iuorno, Carlo Landoni, Debora Meroni, Francesca Tabarelli and Gaetano Turi, for their competence and sensitivity repeatedly expressed in the management of newborns and in the acquisition of EEG recordings; to Alfredo Radaelli for his valuable collaboration in the editorial organization of the work; to the colleagues of the Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care of the Buzzi Hospital Milan directed by Dr G. Lista, for the useful collaboration in everyday practice.

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  1. Pediatrics Department, V.Buzzi Children Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy

    Massimo Mastrangelo & Barbara Scelsa

  2. Medicine and Surgery Department, Parma University, Parma, Italy

    Francesco Pisani

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Mastrangelo, M., Scelsa, B., Pisani, F. (2019). Abnormal Neonatal Patterns. In: Mecarelli, O. (eds) Clinical Electroencephalography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04573-9_22

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