The value of video-electroencephalography combined with amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in evaluating the condition and prognosis of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia brain injuries / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the value of video-electroencephalography (VEEG) combined with amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) in evaluating the condition and prognosis of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia brain injuries.Methods:A total of 120 children with hyperbilirubinemia treatedin the Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture from July 2019 to July 2020 were enrolled. According to MRI with or without T 1 weighted imging (T 1WI) hyperintensity changes in the globus pallidus, they were divided into the brain injury group (52 cases) and the normal group(68 cases). According to the severity of brain injury, the brain injury group was divided into bilirubin encephalopathy group (23 cases) and subclinical bilirubin brain injury group (29 cases). According to the scores of Gesell Development Scale, the brain injury group was divided into good prognosis group (37 cases)and poor prognosis group (15 cases). The diagnostic value in brain injury with hyperbilirubinemia, the evaluation of the severity of brain injury and the predictive value of VEEG and aEEG were analyzed. Results:The abnormal rates of VEEG and aEEG in the brain injury group were higher than those in the normal group 76.92% (40/52) vs. 8.82% (6/68), 80.77% (42/52) vs. 11.76% (8/68), the differences were statistically significant ( χ2 = 57.81 and 57.73, P<0.01). The abnormal rates of VEEG and aEEG in bilirubin encephalopathy group were higher than those in subclinical bilirubin brain injury group 91.30% (21/23) vs. 65.52% (19/29), 95.65% (22/23) vs. 68.97% (20/29), the differences were statistically significant ( χ2 = 4.80 and 5.88, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in abnormal rates of VEEG and aEEG between the good prognosis group and poor prognosis group ( P>0.05). The results of operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the areas under the curve of VEEG combined with aEEG in the diagnosis of brain injury with hyperbilirubinemia, evaluation of the severity of brain injury, predicting the prognosis of children were higher than those of each examination method used alone ( P<0.05). Conclusions:VEEG combined with aEEG has diagnostic value for neonatal brain injury with hyperbilirubinemia, and has evaluation value for severity and prognosis of the disease.