The meaning of character combination for the separation of EEG-data

Abstract

Standard EEG risk evaluation works on scoring systems that use different types of questionnaires. Here, an alternative for SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) risk detection is presented that is based exclusively on EEG data which possibly could substitute the procedure of questioning the parents and allow a direct qualification of the physiological disposition of the individual neonate: Using EEGcharacters an approved SIDS-case could be discriminated as well against the group of ªhealthyº infants as against the ªhigh-risk-groupº. The results of this study may confirm the evidence that the EEG analysis can be a promising approach to predict an increased SIDS risk.