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EEG dysmaturity

The EEG background appears developmentally appropriate for an infant at least two weeks younger than the actual PMA.

Criteria & assessment

  • Difference between actual PMA and EEG-implied PMA is >=2 weeks.
  • Persistent dysmaturity is abnormal; the source frames the concept longitudinally.
Source · 2012 guideline / 2013 publicationACNS neonatal terminology, official PDF · PDF p. 12 ↗

Editorial draft · clinical review pending