[Electroencephalography of the premature and term newborn. Maturational aspects and glossary].

From the first publication of C. Dreyfus-Brisac and N. Monod, a strong tradition combined with tremendous development of neonatal EEG has taken place in France.

Gastroesophageal reflux and apnea in prematurely born infants during wakefulness and sleep.

The hypothesis that acid gastroesophageal reflux may be responsible for the persistence of apnea was tested on 20 prematurely born infants, at a median conceptional age of 38.7 weeks. Gastroesophageal reflux was identified using distal esophageal pH monitoring.

Intravenous lidocaine in the treatment of convulsions in the neonatal period: monitoring plasma levels.

Thirteen newborn infants (five premature, eight full term) with severe seizures and not responding to phenobarbital and diazepam received a lidocaine (LD) infusion. The schedule was 4 mg/kg/h on the 1st day, 3 mg/kg/h on the 2nd day, 2 mg/kg/h on the 3rd day, and 1 mg/kg/h on the 4th day. The LD plasma levels were measured every 24 h just before decreasing the dose.

Neurodevelopmental outcome in cystic periventricular leukomalacia (CPVL) (30 cases).

Thirty infant survivors had a wide spectrum of neonatal cystic periventricular leukomalacia (CPVL) diagnosed by ultrasound scans: 11 minor forms, 12 moderate forms, 7 major forms (categorized by both sagittal extent and coronal thickness). Eight cases were pure CPVL and 22 were associated with minor to moderate peri-intraventricular haemorrhage (PIVH), i.e.