Authors: Craig A Friesen Zhiyue Lin Jennifer Verril Schurman Linda Andre Richard W McCallum
Publish Date: 2006/09/07
Volume: 51, Issue: 10, Pages: 1824-1828
Abstract
The current study examined whether electrogastrogram EGG recordings obtained from healthy children would be considered normal by standards established for adults and whether EGG patterns differ between children/adolescents and adults Twentyeight healthy children 54 females ages 8–17 years mean = 124 years were evaluated and compared to 15 healthy adults evaluated previously EGGs were recorded for 30 min in the fasting state and for 1 hr following a standard meal For both pediatric and adult participants there was a significant increase in both the dominant frequency and the dominant power from the pre to the postprandial period P 0001 for each Using adult standards the percentage normal slow waves was ≥70 of the recording time in 96 of children in the fasting state and in 100 in the postprandial period A postprandial power increase was seen in 89 of the children In conclusion our data indicate that American Motility Society AMS consensus adult criteria for a normal EGG are appropriate to apply to children and adolescents when utilizing methodology and meal challenge similar to those used to establish the adult norms
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