EEG background patterns and prognostication of neonatal encephalopathy in the era of hypothermia.

Neonatal EEG can be useful for predicting outcome soon after acute hypoxia-ischemia. There are techniques that can optimize the prognostic accuracy of EEG. Seizure medications and the time interval between hypoxia-ischemia and the EEG must be taken into account. Serial EEGs also improve the predictive ability of EEG.