EEG Equipment
Fig. 1 Schematic of typical setup for ICU EEG monitoring. The headbox and camera/audio recording equipment are located in the patient room. A bedside monitor is also located in the…
Investigational Treatments for Status Epileptics
Investigator (reference) Site of stimulation Stimulation parameters Study design Number of patients Outcome measures Conclusions Theodore (2002) [83] Epileptogenic focus, as determined by EEG 1 Hz, 900 pulses; at 120…
Nonpharmacologic and Nontraditional Treatments for Status Epilepticus
Treatment Typical regimen Administration Cautions/contraindications Advantages Disadvantages Hypothermia Mild hypothermia to 32–35 °C for 1–3 days Endovascular or external temperature management system Concurrent use with thiopental Relatively low risk Can…
Epidemiology of Seizures in Critically Ill Children and Neonates
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…
Medication-Induced Seizures and Status Epilepticus
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),…
Non-neurologic Causes of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus/Nonconvulsive Seizures
© 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,…
Epidemiology of Seizures in Critically Ill Adults
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,…
Status Epilepticus Classification
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,…
Criteria for Continuous EEG Monitoring
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…
Radiographic Assessment of Thoracolumbar Fractures
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,…
