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A MONITOR TO ASSESS NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH IN NEONATES
Phone: (215) 283-0860
Email: DAMON@MOBERG.COM
Phone: (215) 283-0860
Email: DICK@MOBERG.COM
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many studies of neonates with a variety of
conditions support EEG as a good prognostic indicator of outcome. However, the
availability of expert neonatal EEG is very limited, available only at a
relatively few specialized pediatric centers in the country. In addition,
long-term monitoring of the EEG, which can provide the most accurate prognosis
in neonates, is rarely used in clinical practice now because of the
considerable effort required reviewing long-term data.
This Phase II project will continue the development of accurate and reliable
signal processing methods specific for analyzing and characterizing the
background EEG in neonates. The objective is to develop an automated classifier
of the background neonatal EEG that will agree with assessments made by
clinical experts.
The eventual goal is the development of a low-cost, easy-to-use monitor that
can provide long-term continuous assessments of the neonatal background EEG.
Such a monitor could be a good measure of treatment success, indicating
neurological improvement or decline after treatment has been given. Also, it
could impact level of care decisions, especially for those neonates given poor
prognoses (e.g.: severe neurological deficits, or death).
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *