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 predictorsTime Course and Predictors of Neurological Deterioration After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Lord AS, Gilmore E, Choi HA, Mayer SA. Time Course and Predictors of Neurological Deterioration After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2015, 46: 647-652. PMID: 25657190, PMCID: PMC4739782, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological deteriorationIntracerebral hemorrhage volumeHematoma expansionInterventricular hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageHemorrhage volumeAdmission Glasgow Coma ScaleEarly neurological deteriorationLate neurological deteriorationAcute neurological deteriorationRetrospective cohort studyHours of symptomsGlasgow Coma ScaleIntracerebral hemorrhage trialsTime coursePlacebo patientsCerebral edemaDevastating complicationRankin scoreCohort studyComa ScaleMedical complicationsPoor outcomeTomographic scanClinical evaluation