2016
Sensitivity of quantitative EEG for seizure identification in the intensive care unit
Haider HA, Esteller R, Hahn CD, Westover MB, Halford JJ, Lee JW, Shafi MM, Gaspard N, Herman ST, Gerard EE, Hirsch LJ, Ehrenberg JA, LaRoche SM, Abend N, Nwankwo C, Politsky J, Herman S, Loddenkemper T, Huh L, Carpenter J, Hantus S, Claassen J, Husain A, Gaspard N, Gloss D, Ritzl E, Gofton T, Goldstein J, Hocker S, Hyslop A, Williams K, Bozarth X, Wusthoff C, Fernandez A, Szaflarski J, Kramer A, Foreman B, Korb P, Rudzinski L, Sainju R, Hopp J, Mani R, Davis K, Kalamangalam G, Ding K, Quigg M, Haas K, Ostendorf A, Zutshi D, Pargeon K. Sensitivity of quantitative EEG for seizure identification in the intensive care unit. Neurology 2016, 87: 935-944. PMID: 27466474, PMCID: PMC5035158, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003034.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Generalized periodic discharges in the critically ill
Foreman B, Claassen J, Abou Khaled K, Jirsch J, Alschuler DM, Wittman J, Emerson RG, Hirsch LJ. Generalized periodic discharges in the critically ill. Neurology 2012, 79: 1951-1960. PMID: 23035068, PMCID: PMC3484988, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182735cd7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonconvulsive status epilepticusStatus epilepticusLevel of consciousnessPeriodic dischargesNonconvulsive seizuresCardiac arrestWorse outcomesAcute systemic illnessAcute brain injuryCardiac arrest patientsContinuous EEG monitoringHospital staySystemic illnessConvulsive seizuresArrest patientsMean ageUnivariate analysisBrain injuryMultivariate predictorsEpilepticusEEG monitoringPatientsSeizuresSevere disabilityVegetative state
2008
Continuous Electroencephalographic Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients With Central Nervous System Infections
Carrera E, Claassen J, Oddo M, Emerson RG, Mayer SA, Hirsch LJ. Continuous Electroencephalographic Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients With Central Nervous System Infections. JAMA Neurology 2008, 65: 1612-1618. PMID: 19064748, DOI: 10.1001/archneur.65.12.1612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCentral Nervous System InfectionsChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesCritical IllnessElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicRetrospective StudiesSeizuresStatistics, NonparametricX-Ray MicrotomographyYoung AdultConceptsCentral nervous system infectionNervous system infectionPeriodic epileptiform dischargesContinuous electroencephalographic monitoringElectrographic seizuresSystem infectionElectroencephalographic monitoringIll patientsPoor outcomeClinical correlatesEpileptiform dischargesPrimary central nervous system infectionCritically Ill PatientsRetrospective cohort studyNeurocritical care unitElectrographic findingsCohort studyConsecutive patientsCare unitViral causeClinical significancePatientsMonitoring findingsInfectionAdditional studies