<s>
Amplitude	B-Algorithm
integrated	I-Algorithm
electroencephalography	I-Algorithm
(	O
aEEG	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
cerebral	B-Algorithm
function	I-Algorithm
monitoring	I-Algorithm
(	O
CFM	O
)	O
or	O
continuous	O
electroencephalogram	B-Application
(	O
CEEG	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
technique	O
for	O
monitoring	O
brain	O
function	O
in	O
intensive	O
care	O
settings	O
over	O
longer	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
than	O
the	O
traditional	O
electroencephalogram	B-Application
(	O
EEG	B-Application
)	O
,	O
typically	O
hours	O
to	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
placing	O
electrodes	O
on	O
the	O
scalp	O
of	O
the	O
patient	O
,	O
a	O
trace	O
of	O
electrical	O
activity	O
is	O
produced	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
semilogarithmic	B-Application
graph	O
of	O
peak-to-peak	O
amplitude	B-Application
over	O
time	O
;	O
amplitude	B-Application
is	O
logarithmic	O
and	O
time	O
is	O
linear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
trends	O
in	O
electrical	O
activity	O
in	O
the	O
cerebral	O
cortex	O
can	O
be	O
interpreted	O
to	O
inform	O
on	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
seizures	O
or	O
suppressed	O
brain	B-Application
activity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
aEEG	B-Algorithm
is	O
useful	O
especially	O
in	O
neonatology	O
where	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
diagnosis	O
of	O
hypoxic	O
ischemic	O
encephalopathy	O
(	O
HIE	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
monitor	O
and	O
diagnose	O
seizure	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seizures	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
trace	O
as	O
regions	O
of	O
high	O
activity	O
with	O
a	O
raised	O
and	O
compacted	O
trace	O
in	O
the	O
aEEG	B-Algorithm
pane	O
;	O
this	O
would	O
correspond	O
to	O
high-amplitude	O
,	O
repetitive	O
waveforms	O
in	O
the	O
non-integrated	O
pane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
low-amplitude	O
or	O
'	O
suppressed	O
 '	O
trace	O
is	O
prognostically	O
concerning	O
as	O
it	O
indicates	O
abnormally	O
low	O
brain	B-Application
activity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
possible	O
pattern	O
is	O
a	O
'	O
burst	B-Algorithm
suppression	I-Algorithm
 '	O
trace	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
low-amplitude	O
signal	O
interspersed	O
with	O
periods	O
of	O
high	O
activity	O
on	O
the	O
aEEG	B-Algorithm
readout	O
.	O
</s>
