Application of Electroencephalogram (EEG) in Pediatrics

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute your work to the Special Issue 'Application of Electroencephalogram (EEG) in Pediatrics'. The utility of EEGs in the pediatric population has been rapidly expanding in recent years, encompassing the diagnostic evaluation of paroxysmal events and epilepsy, as well as the assessment of neurophysiological biomarkers in neurodevelopmental disorders. While new opportunities arise from the development of quantitative EEGs (qEEGs) and machine learning, the field faces challenges associated with diagnostic heterogeneity and the translation of research tools into clinical use.

This Special Issue aims to update clinicians and researchers on the technical progress in conventional and invasive EEGs and their expanding indications in the pediatric population. These indications range from diagnostic evaluations for paroxysmal events, seizures, and epilepsy surgery to neuroprognostication for critically ill patients and neurocognitive assessments in chronic conditions.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. The research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• The diagnostic yield and special considerations of routine EEGs, ambulatory EEGs, and LTM video EEGs in the clinical assessment of epileptic seizures, electroclinical syndromes, and paroxysmal non-epileptic spells.
• The application of updated ACNS critical care EEG terminology in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (ICUs), along with emerging diagnostic and neuroprognostic biomarkers.
• The challenges and unique opportunities that arise alongside the utilization of intracranial EEGs in assessing the epileptic network and treatment modalities (e.g., resective surgery versus neuromodulation) in a young brain.
• The exciting progress in the practice of qEEG and emerging electrophysiological biomarkers (e.g., HFO, cross-frequency coupling, theta–beta ratio, etc.) for neurocognitive assessments in children with chronic epilepsy and/or neurodevelopmental disorders.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Duyu Nie
Guest Editor

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• epilepsy syndrome
• conventional EEG
• stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG)
• quantitative EEG (qEEG)
• developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs)
• electrophysiological biomarkers
• epilepsy surgery
• critical care eeg terminology
• non-epileptic paroxysmal spells
• neuroprognostication