2018
T62. Bilateral independent periodic discharges are associated with electrographic seizures and poor outcome: A case-control study
Osman G, Rahangdale R, Britton J, Gilmore E, Haider H, Hantus S, Herlopian A, Hocker S, Lee J, Legros B, Punia V, Rampal N, Szaflarski J, Wallace A, Westover M, Hirsch L, Gaspard N. T62. Bilateral independent periodic discharges are associated with electrographic seizures and poor outcome: A case-control study. Clinical Neurophysiology 2018, 129: e25-e26. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBilateral independent periodic dischargesCase-control studyRetrospective case-control studyElectrographic seizuresBrain injuryPeriodic dischargesPoor outcomePD groupHospital mortality rateAcute brain injuryAnoxic brain injuryCNS infectionsFrequent etiologyLPD groupHemorrhagic strokeClinical correlatesWorse outcomesLevel of alertnessHigh riskBetter outcomesMortality rateControl groupMultivariate analysisSeizuresEEG patterns
2015
Prognostication of post-cardiac arrest coma: early clinical and electroencephalographic predictors of outcome
Sivaraju A, Gilmore EJ, Wira CR, Stevens A, Rampal N, Moeller JJ, Greer DM, Hirsch LJ, Gaspard N. Prognostication of post-cardiac arrest coma: early clinical and electroencephalographic predictors of outcome. Intensive Care Medicine 2015, 41: 1264-1272. PMID: 25940963, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3834-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBetter outcomesPoor outcomeEpileptiform dischargesPost-cardiac arrest comatose patientsCritical care EEG terminologyPost-cardiac arrest comaMethodsProspective cohort studyContinuous EEG monitoringLow-voltage EEGPositive predictive valueAbsence of reactivityEEG terminologyCohort studySpontaneous circulationBrainstem reflexesClinical outcomesComatose patientsFalse positive ratePoor prognosisPrognostic significanceSuppression burstsClinical variablesClinical correlatesElectroencephalographic patternsElectroencephalographic predictors