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[Cerebral distress in the infant (author's transl)]
The authors using a E.E.G. laboratory not specialised in infant recordings, analysed the serial E.E.G. data in 8 infants presenting variable degrees of cerebral distress. In 2 cases not ventilated artifically and who finally died, the tracings were characterized by periodic activity in the occipital region similar to that seen in the isolated cerebral cortex. Autopsy revealed significant hydrocephalus with porencephaly and preservation of a narrow band of histologically normal occipital cortex. The authors observations of variable evolution illustrate some well known facts and in particular the importance of serial high quality E.E.G. tracings during the neonatal period to assist accurate prognosis and to repeat the tracing over the ensuing months.
The authors using a E.E.G. laboratory not specialised in infant recordings, analysed the serial E.E.G. data in 8 infants presenting variable degrees of cerebral distress. In 2 cases not ventilated artifically and who finally died, the tracings were characterized by periodic activity in the occipital region similar to that seen in the isolated cerebral cortex. Autopsy revealed significant hydrocephalus with porencephaly and preservation of a narrow band of histologically normal occipital cortex. The authors observations of variable evolution illustrate some well known facts and in particular the importance of serial high quality E.E.G. tracings during the neonatal period to assist accurate prognosis and to repeat the tracing over the ensuing months.