Electroencephalography Findings in Children with Congential Heart Disease | ||||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||||
| Article 62, Volume 87, March, March 2019, Page 505-510 PDF (379.58 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2019.52413 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| AYAT ALLAH F. HUSSEIN, M.D.; AMIRA E. EL-TANTAWY, M.D.; NEVEEN M. EL-FAYOMY, M.D.; REEM A. EL-HADIDY, M.D.; RODINA S. MOHAMED, M.D.; SALMA M. MARZOUK, M.D.; RASHA M. YOUSEF, M.B.B.Ch. | ||||
| Pediatric Cardiology Unit and Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: Children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) as well as survivors of cardiac surgeries are at risk for brain injury and neurodevelopmental deficits. The Aim of this Work: Is to evaluate the Electroencepha-lography (EEG) findings as an indicator for cerebral function in children with congenital heart disease and to correlate these findings to the oxygen saturation. Patients and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study included 30 patients (17 males and 13 females) with CHD (20 with cyanotic and 10 with acyanotic CHD) with age range 4-9 years. Compared with 30 age and sex matched healthy children as controls. All children underwent; digital EEG recording for detection of background slowing and epileptic changes and measurement of oxygen saturation using pulse oximeter. Results: EEG findings were present in 17 (30%) patients (16 patients with cyanotic and 1 with acyanotic CHD). Detected EEG changes were: Epileptic activity in 6 (20%) patients (all had cyanotic CHD), background activity slowing in 16 (53.3%) patients (1 with acyanotic and 15 with cyanotic CHD), while both epileptic changes & back ground activity slowing were detected in 5 (16.7%) patients (all with cyanotic CHD). The cut off value of O2 saturation below which background activity slowing are liable to occur was 87%, with a sensitivity and specificity of 81.2% and 71.4% respectively. Conclusion: Children with cyanotic CHD had significantly higher EEG changes than those with acyanotic CHD. Recommendation: The digital EEG should be performed routinely in patients with CHD (particularly cyanotic) to detect abnormalities in the cerebral function. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Congenital heart disease; Cyanotic; Electro- encephalography; Oxygen saturation | ||||
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