%0 Journal Article %1 Vries1992 %A de Vries, L. S. %A Eken, P. %A Pierrat, V. %A Daniels, H. %A Casaer, P. %D 1992 %J Arch Dis Child %K Brain Diseases; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Palsy; Dystonia; Echoencephalography; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Premature; Small for Gestational Age; Leukomalacia, Periventricular; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity %N 10 Spec No %P 1177--1181 %T Prediction of neurodevelopmental outcome in the preterm infant: short latency cortical somatosensory evoked potentials compared with cranial ultrasound. %V 67 %X One hundred and twenty six preterm infants, with a gestational age of 34 weeks or less, were studied to compare the predictive value of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) with that of cranial ultrasound. A normal N1 latency was no guarantee of a normal outcome, nor did a persistently delayed N1 latency always correlate with a poor outcome. As a predictor of cerebral palsy, SEPs had a sensitivity of 44\% and a specificity of 92\%. The presence of a large haemorrhage (grade IIb/III) or cystic leukomalacia on cranial ultrasound predicted cerebral palsy with a sensitivity of 73.6\% and a specificity of 83.1\%. These results demonstrate that the role of SEPs recorded after median nerve stimulation is limited in preterm infants.

@article{Vries1992, abstract = {One hundred and twenty six preterm infants, with a gestational age of 34 weeks or less, were studied to compare the predictive value of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) with that of cranial ultrasound. A normal N1 latency was no guarantee of a normal outcome, nor did a persistently delayed N1 latency always correlate with a poor outcome. As a predictor of cerebral palsy, SEPs had a sensitivity of 44\% and a specificity of 92\%. The presence of a large haemorrhage (grade IIb/III) or cystic leukomalacia on cranial ultrasound predicted cerebral palsy with a sensitivity of 73.6\% and a specificity of 83.1\%. These results demonstrate that the role of SEPs recorded after median nerve stimulation is limited in preterm infants.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:53:43.000+0200}, author = {de Vries, L. S. and Eken, P. and Pierrat, V. and Daniels, H. and Casaer, P.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23576068557d66918fc0ed6a548bd9f86/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {38172ce4cc853043119127665ac10b1b}, intrahash = {3576068557d66918fc0ed6a548bd9f86}, journal = {Arch Dis Child}, keywords = {Brain Diseases; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Palsy; Dystonia; Echoencephalography; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Premature; Small for Gestational Age; Leukomalacia, Periventricular; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity}, month = Oct, number = {10 Spec No}, pages = {1177--1181}, pmid = {1444553}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:53:43.000+0200}, title = {Prediction of neurodevelopmental outcome in the preterm infant: short latency cortical somatosensory evoked potentials compared with cranial ultrasound.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 67, year = 1992 }