Nonlinear dynamics methods for neonatal EEG differentiation

Abstract

Quantitative nonlinear dynamics methods were used to study EEGs of newborns diagnosed with diseases accompanied by seizures and control EEGs of apparently healthy newborns. The control EEGs were found to have properties close to those of white noise. The EEGs of newborns with seizures had more pronounced regular properties. The obtained results may provide a basis for a technique for differentiating between newborns suspected for diseases accompanied by seizures and apparently healthy newborns.