Journal article
Detection of Cortical Arousals in Children Using Frontal EEG Leads in Addition to Conventional Central Leads
Journal of clinical sleep medicine, v 2(3), pp 305-308
01 Jan 2006
PMID: 17561542
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Abstract
Study Objective: This study was designed to assess the efficacy of using Fz as an additional electrode in screening arousals during polysomnography in children.
Methods: Polysomnograms from 24 children were randomly selected from a sleep-study database of children from different diagnostic categories. Of the children whose polysomnograms selected, 5 were normal, 5 had severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, 5 had mild obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, 5 had snoring, and 4 had periodic limb movement disorder. American Academy of Sleep Medicine criteria for arousal were applied to Fz only, C3/C4 only, or both electrode sites combined.
Results: C3/C4 electrode sites picked up 96.33% of arousals in the polysomnograms of children, compared with 87.46% arousals identified at Fz. An additional 3.3% of arousals were identified at Fz that were not detected at C3/C4. The average median number of arousals per subject, accompanied by the interquartile range, was 29 (19.2-39.7) at C3/C4 and 27.5 (19.2-33.7) at FZ, reflecting a significant difference between the two (p = .005). The use of both electrodes sites resulted in the detection of the highest number of arousals per subject, with a median of 29 (20.2-40.7).
Conclusion: Unlike findings recently reported in adults, our study detected a higher number of arousals from central electrodes rather than frontal, with the maximum number of arousals obtained using a combination of frontal and central electrodes. A possible explanation for differences in the optimal location for detection of arousals between adults and children is discussed.
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- Title
- Detection of Cortical Arousals in Children Using Frontal EEG Leads in Addition to Conventional Central Leads
- Creators
- Joseph Kaleyias - St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenMitzie Grant - Drexel UniversityFarzana Darbari - St Christophers Hosp Children, Dept Pediat, Div Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19133 USAOlukunle Ajagbe - St Christophers Hosp Children, Dept Pediat, Div Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19133 USAJulianna Cepelowicz-Rajter - St Christophers Hosp Children, Dept Pediat, Div Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19133 USASanjeev V. Kothare - St Christophers Hosp Children, Dept Pediat, Div Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19133 USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical sleep medicine, v 2(3), pp 305-308
- Publisher
- Amer Acad Sleep Medicine
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000209775800008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33748060548
- Other Identifier
- 991019168001304721
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