B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal

Newborns, infants and epilepsy - the missing piece of software




AuthorsJanne Lahtiranta, Jaana Lähdetie

Publication year2018

JournalFinnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare

Journal name in sourceFinnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare

Volume10

Issue1

First page 164

Last page166

Number of pages3

ISSN1798-0798

Web address https://journal.fi/finjehew/article/view/65503/30905

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/32064206


Abstract

Diagnosing epilepsy on a small child is a challenge. A child’s brain undergoes tremendous changes during the first years, creating new neural connections every second. It follows from this that what the parents and the physician may regard as abnormal behavior, can be perfectly normal. However, in some cases the abnormal behavior may be caused by epilepsy. In that case, either a detailed description of the seizure or, preferably, an eye-witness’ recording of it is invaluable in terms of making an accurate diagnosis. Naturally, an EEG is also needed. Obtaining relevant, detailed information from parents is not always a straightforward matter. In order to enable collecting more accurate information about episodes that are potentially epileptic, new practices and technologies are needed. In the following viewpoint we present what can be called the missing piece of software.


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