Evoked potentials recorded during routine EEG predict outcome after perinatal asphyxia

Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) due to perinatal asphyxia occurs in approximately 2,5 per 1000 live full-term births (Graham et al., 2008), and is one of the leading causes of neonatal deaths and severe neurodevelopmental compromise (Lai and Yang, 2011). Recent data show that even when treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH), 40-50% of newborns with moderate-to-severe HIE will die or develop with severe handicap (Tagin et al., 2012).

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