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Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology

Childhood Brain Damage: Clinical and Electroencephalographic Evaluation

Submission: March 01, 2023; Published: April 05, 2023

ISSN : 2576-9200
Volume7 Issue4

Abstract

Infant brain damage is estimated at between 2-5% of live births. Preterm newborns constitute a vulnerable population with a high risk of suffering medical problems and neurobehavioral disabilities. Perinatal asphyxia is the most representative risk factor it is a serious incident in neonates due to hypoxia and generalized ischemia that causes biochemical and functional changes of a systemic nature, particularly in the Central Nervous System (CSN). Seizures in the neonatal period are the characteristic clinical expression of a CNS dysfunction. The incidence of neonatal seizures (NS) is 0.15-1.4% of newborns. The electro-encephalogram is one of the few methods that allow the functional study of the CNS. In addition to having the advantages of safety and low economic cost. Early clinical and electroencephalographic evaluation could be useful to guide, modify, or suggest therapeutic and follow-up behaviors in newborns with risk factors for neurological damage.

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