Abstract
Background
To observe the development of neonatal sleep among healthy infants of different conceptional age (CA) by analyzing the amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) of their sleep-wake cycles (SWC).
Methods
Bedside aEEG monitoring was carried out for healthy newborns from 32 to 46 weeks CA between September 1, 2011 and August 30, 2012. For each aEEG tracing, mean duration of every complete SWC, number of SWC repetition within 12 hours, mean duration of each narrow and broadband of SWC, mean voltage of the upper edge and lower edge of SWC, mean bandwidth of SWC were counted and calculated. Analysis of the correlations between voltages or bandwidth of SWC and CA was performed to assess the developmental changes of central nervous system of newborns with different CA.
Results
The SWC of different CA on aEEG showed clearly identifiable trend after 32 weeks of CA. The occurrence of SWC gradually increases from preterm to post-term infants; term infants had longer SWC duration. The voltage of upper edge of the broadband decreased at 39 weeks, while the lower edge voltage increases and the bandwidth of broadband declined along with the growing CA. The upper edge of the narrowband dropped while the lower edge rised gradually, especially in preterm stage. The width of the narrowband narrowed down while CA increased.
Conclusions
The SWC on aEEG of 32-46 weeks infants showed a continuous, dynamic and developmental progress. The appearance of SWC and the narrowing bandwidth of narrowband is the main indicator to identify the CA-dependent SWC from the preterm to the late preterm period. The lower edge of the broadband identifies the term to post-term period.
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Li, XF., Zhou, YX. & Zhang, L. Newborns’ sleep-wake cycle development on amplitude integrated electroencephalography. World J Pediatr 12, 327–334 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-016-0026-x
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