Abstract:Objective To investigate the predictive efficiency of combined application of color Doppler ultrasound parameters and amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) in neonatal brain injury.Methods A total of 92 neonates with brain injury treated at Bozhou People's Hospital from January 2021 to January 2024 were selected for the study. Based on the Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment (NBNA) scores, the patients were divided into a poor prognosis group (n = 21) and a good prognosis group (n = 71). Additionally, 50 neonates without brain injury were enrolled as the control group. Cerebral hemodynamic parameters were detected using color Doppler ultrasound, and brain electrical activity was recorded with aEEG. Multivariate regression analysis was applied to determine the influencing factors of poor prognosis in neonatal brain injury, and the diagnostic efficacy of the combined use of color Doppler ultrasound parameters and aEEG was evaluated using ROC curves.Results In the study group, systolic peak blood flow velocity (Vs) and end-diastolic blood flow velocity (Vd) were significantly lower than those in the control group (P <0.05), while the resistance index (RI) was significantly higher (P <0.05). Upper boundary voltage and narrow bandwidth were significantly higher in the study group, and lower boundary voltage was significantly lower (P <0.05). In the poor prognosis group, birth weight, Vs, Vd, and lower boundary voltage were significantly lower than those in the good prognosis group (P <0.05), while RI, upper boundary voltage, and narrow bandwidth were significantly higher (P <0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that decreased Vs [O^R = 0.165 (95% CI: 0.043, 0.629) ], decreased Vd [O^R = 0.158 (95% CI: 0.066, 0.377) ], increased RI [O^R = 2.968 (95% CI: 1.199, 7.346) ], increased upper boundary voltage [O^R = 2.633 (95% CI: 1.161, 5.972) ], and decreased lower boundary voltage [O^R = 0.295 (95% CI: 0.115, 0.759) ] were independent risk factors for poor prognosis in neonates with brain injury (P <0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that the combination of Vs, Vd, RI, upper boundary voltage, and lower boundary voltage had the highest area under the curve (AUC) at 0.979 (95% CI: 0.952, 1.000), with a sensitivity of 95.2% (95% CI: 0.762, 0.999) and specificity of 97.2% (95% CI: 0.902, 0.997).Conclusion The combination of color Doppler ultrasound parameters and aEEG effectively predicts the prognosis of neonatal brain injury, providing critical information for clinical assessment.