Clinical significance of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia / 中国当代儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To study the changes and clinical significance of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).@*METHODS@#A total of 156 preterm infants with a gestational age of ≤ 32@*RESULTS@#Compared with the non-BPD group, the BPD group had a significantly lower total aEEG score at the corrected gestational age of 33-34@*CONCLUSIONS@#Preterm infants with BPD (especially moderate to severe BPD) have a lower aEEG score than those without BPD, suggesting that their nervous system development may lag behind that of non-BPD preterm infants with the same gestational age. Therefore, early nervous system evaluation and intervention are necessary for preterm infants with BPD.