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    Lee, Stephanie S.; El Ters, Nathalie; Vesoulis, Zachary A.; Zempel, John M.; Mathur, Amit M.

    The Journal of pediatrics, June 2023, 2023-06-00, 20230601, Volume: 257
    Journal Article

    To determine the incidence of seizure-like events in a cohort of infants born preterm as well as the prevalence of associated vital sign changes (heart rate HR, respiratory rate, and pulse oximetry SpO2). We performed prospective conventional video electroencephalogram monitoring on infants born at 23-30 weeks of gestational age during the first 4 postnatal days. For detected seizure-like events, simultaneously captured vital sign data were analyzed during the pre-event baseline and during the event. Significant vital sign changes were defined as HR or respiratory rate >±2 SD from the infant’s own baseline physiologic mean, derived from a 10-minute interval before the seizure-like event. Significant change in SpO2 was defined as oxygen desaturation during the event with a mean SpO2 <88%. Our sample included 48 infants with median gestational age of 28 weeks (IQR 26-29) and birth weight of 1125 g (IQR 963-1265). Twelve (25%) infants had seizure-like discharges with a total of 201 events; 83% (10/12) of infants had vital sign changes during these events, and 50% (6/12) had significant vital sign changes during the majority of the seizure-like events. Concurrent HR changes occurred the most frequently. Individual infant variability was observed in the prevalence of concurrent vital sign changes with electroencephalographic seizure-like events. Physiologic changes associated with preterm electrographic seizure-like events should be investigated further as a potential biomarker to assess the clinical significance of such events in the preterm population.