2016
The relationship between seizures, interictal spikes and antiepileptic drugs
Goncharova II, Alkawadri R, Gaspard N, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD, Hirsch LJ, Spencer SS, Zaveri HP. The relationship between seizures, interictal spikes and antiepileptic drugs. Clinical Neurophysiology 2016, 127: 3180-3186. PMID: 27292227, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst seizureSeizure occurrenceAED taperSpike rateEEG monitoringMarker of inhibitionIntracranial EEG monitoringOccurrence of seizuresScalp EEG monitoringConsecutive patientsAntiepileptic drugsDrug taperHigh spike ratesInterictal spikesSeizuresDay 4Intracranial electrodesPatientsAEDsSignificant relationship
2004
Quantitative continuous EEG for detecting delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage
Claassen J, Hirsch LJ, Kreiter KT, Du EY, Connolly ES, Emerson RG, Mayer SA. Quantitative continuous EEG for detecting delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical Neurophysiology 2004, 115: 2699-2710. PMID: 15546778, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhageDetection of DCISAH patientsSubarachnoid hemorrhageCerebral ischemiaQEEG parametersClinical examHunt-Hess grade 4Poor-grade SAH patientsPost-operative day 2Continuous EEG monitoringInitiation of interventionsAlpha/delta ratioQuantitative EEG parametersNeurological morbidityDCI patientsNeuro-ICUMedian decreasePatientsDay 1EEG monitoringDay 2Day 14Day 4Reasonable specificity