Table 1

Patient characteristics for all infants (n=47)

Demographic data
Gestational age at birth (weeks)37 (31;39)*
Birth weight (g)2900 (1490;3385)*
Age at EEG (days)15 (3;39)*
Postmenstrual age (weeks)39 (37;41)*
Duration of EEG (h)24 (24;48)*
Sex (M/F)25/22
Inborn/outborn (n)11/36
Apgar score (1 min)7 (1;8)*
Apgar score (5 min)8 (5;9)*
Indication for EEG
Hypoxia (%)14 (29.8%)
Suspected seizures (%)33 (70.2%)
Diagnosis
Prematurity <34 weeks (%)15 (31.9%)
IVH > grade II (%)14 (29.8%)
HIE (%)11 (23.4%)
Stroke (%)9 (19.2%)
Congenital heart disease (%)5 (10.6%)
  • * Data are shown as median with 25th and 75th percentile within parenthesis

  • IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage; HIE, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy