Continuous EEG Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: An Overview
Hirsch LJ. Continuous EEG Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: An Overview. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2004, 21: 332-340. PMID: 15592007, DOI: 10.1097/01.wnp.0000147129.80917.0e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriodic epileptiform dischargesComatose patientsEpileptiform dischargesEEG patternsIntensive care unitLevel of sedationContinuous EEG monitoringMajority of seizuresHospital infarctionNoncomatose patientsRecent neurosurgeryClinical seizuresCNS infectionICU patientsIll patientsNonconvulsive seizuresCare unitWorse outcomesAutonomic changesParoxysmal spellsBrain tumorsPatientsEEG monitoringEEG trendsSeizures