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Multimodality-Evoked Potentials in Perinatal Asphyxia

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Asphyxia implies a reduction in the supply of oxygen and substrates to brain tissue. Electrophysiologic measures have been recognized as being coupled to brain function, metabolism, and cerebral blood flow (CBF; Shapiro 1986). Therefore neurophysiologic methods have been applied to assess hypoxic and ischemic neonates and have been used as a prognostic tool. Recent studies of evoked potentials (EPs) gave good results as a means of prognostic evaluations (Willis et al. 1987, 1989; Majnemer et al. 1988; Klimach and Cooke 1989; Muttitt et al. 1991; Taylor et al. 1991, 1992). In this article we discuss the techniques of multimodality-evoked potentials (MEPs) that allow an evaluation of cerebral function and prognostic outcomes in asphyxia.

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    Joseph Haddad M.D.

  2. Unité 316 INSERM, University Hospital of Tours, 49, Boulevard Béranger, F-37000, Tours, France

    Elie Saliba M.D.

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Scalais, E. (1993). Multimodality-Evoked Potentials in Perinatal Asphyxia. In: Haddad, J., Saliba, E. (eds) Perinatal Asphyxia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77896-4_12

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