2024
Evaluating the Impact of Point-of-Care Electroencephalography on Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit: Subanalysis of the SAFER-EEG Trial
Desai M, Kalkach-Aparicio M, Sheikh I, Cormier J, Gallagher K, Hussein O, Cespedes J, Hirsch L, Westover B, Struck A. Evaluating the Impact of Point-of-Care Electroencephalography on Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit: Subanalysis of the SAFER-EEG Trial. Neurocritical Care 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38981999, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-024-02039-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitIntensive care unit LOSNonconvulsive seizuresClinical outcomesFunctional outcomesCare unitDetection of nonconvulsive seizuresInterquartile rangeAssociated with neuronal injuryDiagnose nonconvulsive seizuresIntensive care unit patientsUnfavorable functional outcomeMann-Whitney U testProlonged nonconvulsive seizuresPropensity score matchingDeleterious clinical outcomesClinical characteristicsAdult patientsRandomized studyConventional EEGICU LOSNeuronal injuryFunctional/clinical outcomesAcademic centersClinical covariates
2020
Deep Versus Lobar Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: Seizures, Hyperexcitable Patterns, and Clinical Outcomes.
Sheikh ZB, Stretz C, Maciel CB, Dhakar MB, Orgass H, Petroff OA, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ. Deep Versus Lobar Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: Seizures, Hyperexcitable Patterns, and Clinical Outcomes. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: e505-e513. PMID: 32301843, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep intraparenchymal hemorrhageElectrographic seizuresIntraparenchymal hemorrhageRhythmic delta activityTemporal lobe involvementPoor outcomeLobar groupThalamic involvementClinical outcomesLobe involvementDelta activityTertiary academic medical centerNontraumatic intraparenchymal hemorrhagesConsecutive adult patientsRetrospective cohort studyFisher's exact testMann-Whitney U testAcademic medical centerSpike-wave complexesIntraparenchymal hemorrhage volumeAdult patientsCohort studyMultivariable analysisHematoma volumeInsular involvement