• Neurocritical care · Jan 2005

    Continuous EEG monitoring in comatose intensive care patients: epileptiform activity in etiologically distinct groups.

    • G Bryan Young and Gordon S Doig.
    • London Health Sciences Center, Ontario, Canada. bryan.young@lhsc.on.ca
    • Neurocrit Care. 2005 Jan 1;2(1):5-10.

    IntroductionIt is unclear whether patients or subpopulations of patients might benefit from EEG monitoring.MethodsWe conducted a prospective trial of continuous electroencephalogram monitoring (CEEG; 48 hours).ResultsEleven of 55 (20%) patients who underwent CEEG monitoring recorded seizures. Of patients with acute structural brain lesions (ASBLs), 10 of 31 (32%) patients experiences recorded seizures, whereas only 24 (4%) patients with metabolic encephalopathies experienced recorded seizures (p < 0.01). Six patients with ASBLs (11%) and one patient with metabolic encephalopathy (4%) had spikes/interictal epileptiform discharges (p = 0.087).ConclusionOur study suggests that CEEG monitoring may be more valuable for detection of seizures in patients with ASBLs than in patients with metabolic encephalopathies.

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