Amplitude-integrated EEG and range-EEG modulation associated with pneumatic orocutaneous stimulation in preterm infants

S M Barlow, P Jegatheesan, S Weiss, B Govindaswami, J Wang, Jae Hoon Lee, A Oder, D Song

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Controlled somatosensory stimulation strategies have demonstrated merit in developing oral feeding skills in premature infants who lack a functional suck, however, the effects of orosensory entrainment stimulation on electrocortical dynamics is unknown. The objective of the study was to determine the effects of servo-controlled pneumatic orocutaneous stimulation presented during gavage feedings on the modulation of amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG) and range electroencephalogram (rEEG) activity. STUDY DESIGN: Two-channel EEG recordings were collected during 180 sessions that included orocutaneous stimulation and non-stimulation epochs among 22 preterm infants (mean gestational age=28.56 weeks) who were randomized to treatment and control 'sham' conditions. The study was initiated at around 32 weeks post-menstrual age. The raw EEG was transformed into aEEG margins, and rEEG amplitude bands measured at 1-min intervals and subjected to a mixed models statistical
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-219
JournalJournal of Perinatology
StatePublished - 2014

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