Fig. 1 Proportions of subjects with electrographic seizure, electrographic status epilepticus, and EEG-only seizures from studies in which critically ill children underwent cEEG monitoring Seizure Risk Factors Identifying children at…
Drug class Drugs Analgesics Meperidinea, opioids, tramadol Anesthetics General anesthetics Enflurane, isoflurane, sevoflurane Intravenous anesthetics Propofol, ketamine Local anesthetics Lidocaine, bupivacaine, procaine Antibiotics Beta-lactams Penicillins, cephalosporinsb (all generations),…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Aatif M. Husain and Saurabh R. Sinha (eds.)Continuous EEG Monitoring10.1007/978-3-319-31230-9_20 20. Non-neurologic Causes of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus/Nonconvulsive Seizures Yara Nazzal1 and Jennifer L. DeWolfe1 (1) Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham,…
Preexisting epilepsy Insufficient doses of AEDs Low levels of AEDs Sleep deprivation, stress, nonspecific illness Cerebrovascular disorders Ischemic stroke SAH ICH Traumatic brain injury Hypoxic-anoxic injury CNS infection Viral, bacterial,…
1. Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) of Kojevnikov (a) Rasmussen syndrome (b) Focal lesions (c) Inborn errors of energy metabolism 2. Supplementary motor area status epilepticus (a) Individual tonic motor seizures,…
Management of status epilepticus 1. In patients that present with clinical status epilepticus and do not have an improving mental status after treatment, a minimum of a routine EEG should…
2 Radiographic Assessment of Thoracolumbar Fractures S. Rajasekaran, Rishi M. Kanna, Anupama Maheswaran, and Ajoy P. Shetty Introduction Fractures of the thoracolumbar region are common injuries of the vertebral column,…
13 Spinopelvic Fixation Carlo Bellabarba and Richard J. Bransford Introduction The sacrum’s position at the junction of the pelvis and the spinal column provides it with an important role in…
12 Fractures in Ankylosing Conditions Zachary A. Child and Richard J. Bransford Introduction The seronegative spondyloarthropathies, such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), present unique challenges…
5 Cervicothoracic Spine Fractures Rod J. Oskouian and Jens R. Chapman Introduction As is the case in the three other transition zone regions of the spine, the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ)…
