Frequency and Predictors of Nonconvulsive Seizures During Continuous Electroencephalographic Monitoring in Critically Ill Children
Jette N, Claassen J, Emerson RG, Hirsch LJ. Frequency and Predictors of Nonconvulsive Seizures During Continuous Electroencephalographic Monitoring in Critically Ill Children. JAMA Neurology 2006, 63: 1750-1755. PMID: 17172615, DOI: 10.1001/archneur.63.12.1750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous electroencephalographic monitoringPeriodic lateralized epileptiform dischargesNonconvulsive seizuresIll childrenElectroencephalographic monitoringEpileptiform dischargesMultivariate logistic regression analysisMajority of patientsLogistic regression analysisAbsence of reactivityCEEG initiationClinical seizuresStatus epilepticusPrior seizuresSeizuresMultivariate analysisFirst hourChildrenPatientsRegression analysisBackground reactivityHoursPredictorsHours of recordingsEpilepticusPrognostic significance of continuous EEG monitoring in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage
Claassen J, Hirsch LJ, Frontera JA, Fernandez A, Schmidt M, Kapinos G, Wittman J, Connolly ES, Emerson RG, Mayer SA. Prognostic significance of continuous EEG monitoring in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2006, 4: 103-112. PMID: 16627897, DOI: 10.1385/ncc:4:2:103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModified Rankin ScalePeriodic lateralized epileptiform dischargesSubarachnoid hemorrhageHess gradePoor outcomeEEG findingsCEEG monitoringEpileptiform dischargesPoor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhageMultivariate logistic regression analysisAdmission CT scanPeriodic epileptiform dischargesLogistic regression analysisRankin ScaleIll patientsIntraventricular hemorrhageMRS 4Functional outcomeSleep architectureEEG reactivityCT scanPatientsOutcomesHemorrhageRegression analysis