Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 30-34 , January 2006

Amplitude Spectral Analysis of Theta/Alpha/Beta Waves in Preterm Infants

  • Akihisa Okumura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Okumura; Department of Pediatrics; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-Ku; Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550; Japan
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  • Tetsuo Kubota, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan
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  • Takeshi Tsuji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Toru Kato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan
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  • Fumio Hayakawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Okazaki City Hospital, Okazaki, Japan
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  • Kazuyoshi Watanabe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • Faculty of Medical Welfare, Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagoya, Japan

Received 18 January 2005 ,Accepted 11 March 2005.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00283-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.06.005

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 30-34 , January 2006

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