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Fenter H, Ben-Hamouda N, Novy J, Rossetti AO. Benign EEG for prognostication of favorable outcome after cardiac arrest: A reappraisal. Resuscitation 2023; 182:109637. [PMID: 36396011 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIM The current EEG role for prognostication after cardiac arrest (CA) essentially aims at reliably identifying patients with poor prognosis ("highly malignant" patterns, defined by Westhall et al. in 2014). Conversely, "benign EEGs", defined by the absence of elements of "highly malignant" and "malignant" categories, has limited sensitivity in detecting good prognosis. We postulate that a less stringent "benign EEG" definition would improve sensitivity to detect patients with favorable outcomes. METHODS Retrospectively assessing our registry of unconscious adults after CA (1.2018-8.2021), we scored EEGs within 72 h after CA using a modified "benign EEG" classification (allowing discontinuity, low-voltage, or reversed anterio-posterior amplitude development), versus Westhall's "benign EEG" classification (not allowing the former items). We compared predictive performances towards good outcome (Cerebral Performance Category 1-2 at 3 months), using 2x2 tables (and binomial 95% confidence intervals) and proportions comparisons. RESULTS Among 381 patients (mean age 61.9 ± 15.4 years, 104 (27.2%) females, 240 (62.9%) having cardiac origin), the modified "benign EEG" definition identified a higher number of patients with potential good outcome (252, 66%, vs 163, 43%). Sensitivity of the modified EEG definition was 0.97 (95% CI: 0.92-0.97) vs 0.71 (95% CI: 0.62-0.78) (p < 0.001). Positive predictive values (PPV) were 0.53 (95% CI: 0.46-0.59) versus 0.59 (95% CI: 0.51-0.67; p = 0.17). Similar statistics were observed at definite recording times, and for survivors. DISCUSSION The modified "benign EEG" classification demonstrated a markedly higher sensitivity towards favorable outcome, with minor impact on PPV. Adaptation of "benign EEG" criteria may improve efficient identification of patients who may reach a good outcome.
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- Hélène Fenter
- Department of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Haykal MA, Menkes DL. The Clinical Neurophysiology of COVID-19- Direct Infection, Long-Term Sequelae and Para-Immunization responses: A literature review. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2022; 8:3-11. [PMID: 36275861 PMCID: PMC9574576 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2022.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic resulting from the SARS-CoV-2 virus is in its third year. There is continuously evolving information regarding its pathophysiology and its effects on the nervous system. Clinical neurophysiology techniques are commonly employed to assess for neuroanatomical localization and/or defining the spectrum of neurological illness. There is an evolving body of literature delineating the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the nervous system as well as para-immunization responses to vaccination against this virus. This review focuses on the use of neurophysiological diagnostic modalities in the evaluation of potential acute and long-term neurological complications in patients that experience direct infection with SARS-CoV-2 and analyzes those reports of para-immunization responses to vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The neurophysiological modalities to be discussed include electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potentials (EPs), nerve conduction studies and electromyography (EMG/NCV), autonomic function tests, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD).
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Johnsen B, Jeppesen J, Duez CHV. Common patterns of EEG reactivity in post-anoxic coma identified by quantitative analyses. Clin Neurophysiol 2022; 142:143-153. [PMID: 36041343 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.07.507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Description of typical kinds of EEG reactivity (EEG-R) in post-anoxic coma using a quantitative method. METHODS Study of 101 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, 71 with good outcome (cerebral performance category scale ≤ 2). EEG was recorded 12-24 hours after cardiac arrest and four noxious, one auditory, and one visual stimulation were applied for 30 seconds each. Individual reference intervals for the power in the delta, theta, alpha, and beta bands were calculated based on six 2-second resting epochs just prior to stimulations. EEG-R in consecutive 2-second epochs after stimulation was expressed in Z-scores. RESULTS EEG-R occurred roughly equally frequent as an increase or as a decrease in EEG activity. Sternal rub and sound stimulation were most provocative with the most pronounced changes as an increase in delta activity 4.5-8.5 seconds after stimulation and a decrease in theta activity 0.5-4.5 seconds after stimulation. These parameters predicted good outcome with an AUC of 0.852 (95 % CI: 0.771-0.932). CONCLUSIONS Quantitative EEG-R is a feasible method for identification of common types of reactivity, for evaluation of stimulation methods, and for prognostication. SIGNIFICANCE This method provides an objective measure of EEG-R revealing knowledge about the nature of EEG-R and its use as a diagnostic tool.
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- Birger Johnsen
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark.
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Wang M, Guo J, Chen SL, Zhang LN. Alpha coma after mechanical thrombectomy for posterior circulation cerebral infarction: A case report and literature review. Asian J Surg 2021; 45:675-677. [PMID: 34863595 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2021.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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- Min Wang
- Department of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, 404000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, 404000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, 404000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, 404000, China.
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Fast-spiking Interneurons Contribute to Propofol-induced Facilitation of Firing Synchrony in Pyramidal Neurons of the Rat Insular Cortex. Anesthesiology 2021; 134:219-233. [PMID: 33332534 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000003653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND The general anesthetic propofol induces frontal alpha rhythm in the cerebral cortex at a dose sufficient to induce loss of consciousness. The authors hypothesized that propofol-induced facilitation of unitary inhibitory postsynaptic currents would result in firing synchrony among postsynaptic pyramidal neurons that receive inhibition from the same presynaptic inhibitory fast-spiking neurons. METHODS Multiple whole cell patch clamp recordings were performed from one fast-spiking neuron and two or three pyramidal neurons with at least two inhibitory connections in rat insular cortical slices. The authors examined how inhibitory inputs from a presynaptic fast-spiking neuron modulate the timing of spontaneous repetitive spike firing among pyramidal neurons before and during 10 μM propofol application. RESULTS Responding to activation of a fast-spiking neuron with 150-ms intervals, pyramidal cell pairs that received common inhibitory inputs from the presynaptic fast-spiking neuron showed propofol-dependent decreases in average distance from the line of identity, which evaluates the coefficient of variation in spike timing among pyramidal neurons: average distance from the line of identity just after the first activation of fast-spiking neuron was 29.2 ± 24.1 (mean ± SD, absolute value) in control and 19.7 ± 19.2 during propofol application (P < 0.001). Propofol did not change average distance from the line of identity without activating fast-spiking neurons and in pyramidal neuron pairs without common inhibitory inputs from presynaptic fast-spiking neurons. The synchronization index, which reflects the degree of spike synchronization among pyramidal neurons, was increased by propofol from 1.4 ± 0.5 to 2.3 ± 1.5 (absolute value, P = 0.004) and from 1.5 ± 0.5 to 2.2 ± 1.0 (P = 0.030) when a presynaptic fast-spiking neuron was activated at 6.7 and 10 Hz, respectively, but not at 1, 4, and 13.3 Hz. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that propofol facilitates pyramidal neuron firing synchrony by enhancing inhibitory inputs from fast-spiking neurons. This synchrony of pyramidal neurons may contribute to the alpha rhythm associated with propofol-induced loss of consciousness. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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Koutroumanidis M, Gratwicke J, Sharma S, Whelan A, Tan SV, Glover G. Alpha coma EEG pattern in patients with severe COVID-19 related encephalopathy. Clin Neurophysiol 2021; 132:218-225. [PMID: 33060058 PMCID: PMC7527310 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Encephalopathy is a major neurological complication of severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), but has not been fully defined yet. Further, it remains unclear whether neurological manifestations are primarily due to neurotropism of the virus, or indirect effects, like cerebral hypoxia. METHODS We analysed the electroencephalograms (EEGs) of 19 consecutive patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, performed at peak disease severity as part of their clinical management. Disease severity, respiratory failure, immune and metabolic dysfunction, sedation status, and neurological examination on the day of the EEG were noted. RESULTS Severe encephalopathy was confirmed in 13 patients, all with severe COVID-19; 10 remained comatose off sedation, and five of them had alpha coma (AC). Disease severity, sedation, immune and metabolic dysfunction were not different between those with AC and those without. CONCLUSIONS Severe COVID-19 encephalopathy is a principal cause of persisting coma after sedation withdrawal. The relatively high incidence of the rare AC pattern may reflect direct SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism with a predilection for the brainstem ascending reticular system. SIGNIFICANCE Systematic early EEG detection of encephalopathy related to severe COVID-19 is important for the acute care and the management of long-term neurological and cognitive sequelae, and may help our better understanding of its pathophysiology.
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Alkhamis F, Nazish S. Electroencephalographic Grading of Neuronal Dysfunction in Various Etiologies of Encephalopathy. Clin EEG Neurosci 2020; 51:420-425. [PMID: 32483980 DOI: 10.1177/1550059420925962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was to study the electroencephalographic (EEG) grading of neuronal dysfunction in encephalopathy of various etiologies and assess their association with clinical outcomes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed between June and November 2018 at the Neurology Department of King Fahd Hospital of University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and involved a review and analysis of EEG and medical records pertaining to 222 patients in whom encephalopathy was diagnosed. RESULTS In patients suffering from encephalopathy, advanced age (P = .01), low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores (P = .00), and certain etiologies, namely hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) (P = .00), septic encephalopathy (P = .01), and other illnesses (P = .00), were significantly associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes, whereas traumatic brain injury (TBI) (P = .01) and GCS >7 (P = .00) were associated with favorable outcomes. Among different etiologies, EEG grade I (P = .02) and grade IV (P = .04) neuronal dysfunction was significantly associated with TBI while grade III (P = .05) and grade V (P = .02) neuronal dysfunction was significantly associated with HIE. Grade I (P = .03) neuronal dysfunction was mostly observed in septic encephalopathy cases, while patients suffering from other illnesses were also found to have grade I (P = .04) and grade IV (P = .05) neuronal dysfunction based on their EEG. CONCLUSION EEG is being conducted routinely to determine the course and severity of various forms of encephalopathy. However, the clinical implications of EEG grading for neuronal dysfunction are largely dependent on underlying etiology and other clinical parameters, such as age and GCS score. Further larger prospective cohort studies involving other important prognostic parameters and continuous EEG monitoring are thus needed.
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- Fahad Alkhamis
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Marc R Nuwer
- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA.
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Barbella G, Lee JW, Alvarez V, Novy J, Oddo M, Beers L, Rossetti AO. Prediction of regaining consciousness despite an early epileptiform EEG after cardiac arrest. Neurology 2020; 94:e1675-e1683. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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ObjectiveAfter cardiac arrest (CA), epileptiform EEG, occurring in about 1/3 of patients, often but not invariably heralds poor prognosis. We tested the hypothesis that a combination of specific EEG features identifies patients who may regain consciousness despite early epileptiform patterns.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed a registry of comatose patients post-CA (2 Swiss centers), including those with epileptiform EEG. Background and epileptiform features in EEGs 12–36 hours or 36–72 hours from CA were scored according to the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society nomenclature. Best Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score within 3 months (CPC 1–3 vs 4–5) was the primary outcome. Significant EEG variables were combined in a score assessed with receiver operating characteristic curves, and independently validated in a US cohort; its correlation with serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE) was also tested.ResultsOf 488 patients, 107 (21.9%) had epileptiform EEG <72 hours; 18 (17%) reached CPC 1–3. EEG 12–36 hours background continuity ≥50%, absence of epileptiform abnormalities (p< 0.00001 each), 12–36 and 36–72 hours reactivity (p< 0.0001 each), 36–72 hours normal background amplitude (p= 0.0004), and stimulus-induced discharges (p= 0.0001) correlated with favorable outcome. The combined 6-point score cutoff ≥2 was 100% sensitive (95% confidence interval [CI], 78%–100%) and 70% specific (95% CI, 59%–80%) for CPC 1–3 (area under the curve [AUC], 0.98; 95% CI, 0.94–1.00). Increasing score correlated with NSE (ρ = −0.46,p= 0.0001). In the validation cohort (41 patients), the score was 100% sensitive (95% CI, 60%–100%) and 88% specific (95% CI, 73%–97%) for CPC 1–3 (AUC, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.91–1.00).ConclusionPrognostic value of early epileptiform EEG after CA can be estimated combining timing, continuity, reactivity, and amplitude features in a score that correlates with neuronal damage.
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Continuous EEG Monitoring Predicts a Clinically Meaningful Recovery Among Adult Inpatients. J Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 36:358-364. [DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Clinical neurophysiology of altered states of consciousness: Encephalopathy and coma. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2019; 161:73-88. [PMID: 31307621 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64142-7.00041-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The neurophysiologist will commonly encounter patients with encephalopathy/delirium (altered consciousness with impaired cognition, usually with sleep-wake cycle alteration and lethargy) or coma (an eyes-closed state of unresponsiveness) in the hospital setting. Assessing the background frequency of the EEG, as well as the presence or absence of other features (reactivity, periodic discharges such as triphasic waves), can provide insight into the patient's underlying condition and in some cases may provide prognostic information. The literature of postanoxic arrest EEG patterns continues to expand. Other neurophysiologic tests, such as somatosensory evoked potentials, auditory mismatch negativity, and even EMG, may also play a role in assessing brain function; distinguishing among a locked-in state, minimally conscious state, persistent vegetative state, and waking/unresponsive states; and assessing the potential for recovery after brain injury.
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Azabou E, Navarro V, Kubis N, Gavaret M, Heming N, Cariou A, Annane D, Lofaso F, Naccache L, Sharshar T. Value and mechanisms of EEG reactivity in the prognosis of patients with impaired consciousness: a systematic review. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2018; 22:184. [PMID: 30071861 PMCID: PMC6091014 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-018-2104-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background Electroencephalography (EEG) is a well-established tool for assessing brain function that is available at the bedside in the intensive care unit (ICU). This review aims to discuss the relevance of electroencephalographic reactivity (EEG-R) in patients with impaired consciousness and to describe the neurophysiological mechanisms involved. Methods We conducted a systematic search of the term “EEG reactivity and coma” using the PubMed database. The search encompassed articles published from inception to March 2018 and produced 202 articles, of which 42 were deemed relevant, assessing the importance of EEG-R in relationship to outcomes in patients with impaired consciousness, and were therefore included in this review. Results Although definitions, characteristics and methods used to assess EEG-R are heterogeneous, several studies underline that a lack of EEG-R is associated with mortality and unfavorable outcome in patients with impaired consciousness. However, preserved EEG-R is linked to better odds of survival. Exploring EEG-R to nociceptive, auditory, and visual stimuli enables a noninvasive trimodal functional assessment of peripheral and central sensory ascending pathways that project to the brainstem, the thalamus and the cerebral cortex. A lack of EEG-R in patients with impaired consciousness may result from altered modulation of thalamocortical loop activity by afferent sensory input due to neural impairment. Assessing EEG-R is a valuable tool for the diagnosis and outcome prediction of severe brain dysfunction in critically ill patients. Conclusions This review emphasizes that whatever the etiology, patients with impaired consciousness featuring a reactive electroencephalogram are more likely to have a favorable outcome, whereas those with a nonreactive electroencephalogram are prone to having an unfavorable outcome. EEG-R is therefore a valuable prognostic parameter and warrants a rigorous assessment. However, current assessment methods are heterogeneous, and no consensus exists. Standardization of stimulation and interpretation methods is needed.
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- Eric Azabou
- Department of Physiology and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Inserm UMR 1173 Infection and Inflammation, University of Versailles Saint Quentin (UVSQ), University Paris-Saclay, Garches, Paris, France. .,Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, Raymond Poincaré Hospital - Assistance - Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM U1173, University of Versailles-Saint Quentin (UVSQ), 104 Boulevard Raymond Poincaré, Garches, 92380, Paris, France.
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, AP-HP, Inserm UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universities, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - UPMC Université Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Lariboisière Hospital, AP-HP, Inserm U965, University of Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Inserm U894, University Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Physiology and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Inserm UMR 1173 Infection and Inflammation, University of Versailles Saint Quentin (UVSQ), University Paris-Saclay, Garches, Paris, France
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- Medical ICU, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Physiology and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Inserm UMR 1173 Infection and Inflammation, University of Versailles Saint Quentin (UVSQ), University Paris-Saclay, Garches, Paris, France
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- Department of Physiology and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Inserm UMR 1173 Infection and Inflammation, University of Versailles Saint Quentin (UVSQ), University Paris-Saclay, Garches, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, AP-HP, Inserm UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universities, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - UPMC Université Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuro-Intensive Care Medicine, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France
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Tolonen A, Särkelä MOK, Takala RSK, Katila A, Frantzén J, Posti JP, Müller M, van Gils M, Tenovuo O. Quantitative EEG Parameters for Prediction of Outcome in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Development Study. Clin EEG Neurosci 2018; 49:248-257. [PMID: 29172703 DOI: 10.1177/1550059417742232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Monitoring of quantitative EEG (QEEG) parameters in the intensive care unit (ICU) can aid in the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients by complementing visual EEG review done by an expert. We performed an explorative study investigating the prognostic value of 59 QEEG parameters in predicting the outcome of patients with severe TBI. Continuous EEG recordings were done on 28 patients with severe TBI in the ICU of Turku University Hospital. We computed a set of QEEG parameters for each patient, and correlated these to patient outcome, measured by dichotomized Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at a follow-up visit between 6 and 12 months, using area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) as a nonlinear correlation measure. For 17 of the 59 QEEG parameters (28.8%), the AUC differed significantly from 0.5, most of these parameters measured EEG power or variability. The best QEEG parameters for outcome prediction were alpha power (AUC = 0.87, P < .01) and variability of the relative fast theta power (AUC = 0.84, P < .01). The results of this study indicate that QEEG parameters provide useful information for predicting outcome in severe TBI. Novel QEEG parameters with potential in outcome prediction were found, the prognostic value of these parameters should be confirmed in later studies. The results also provide further evidence of the usefulness of parameters studied in preexisting studies.
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- Antti Tolonen
- 1 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tampere, Finland
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- 3 University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,4 Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- 3 University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,4 Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- 3 University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,4 Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- 1 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tampere, Finland
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- 3 University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,4 Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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André-Obadia N, Zyss J, Gavaret M, Lefaucheur JP, Azabou E, Boulogne S, Guérit JM, McGonigal A, Merle P, Mutschler V, Naccache L, Sabourdy C, Trébuchon A, Tyvaert L, Vercueil L, Rohaut B, Delval A. Recommendations for the use of electroencephalography and evoked potentials in comatose patients. Neurophysiol Clin 2018; 48:143-169. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2018.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Postanoxic alpha, theta or alpha-theta coma: Clinical setting and neurological outcome. Resuscitation 2017; 124:118-125. [PMID: 29275174 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to determine the prognosis of 26 consecutive adults with alpha coma (AC), theta coma (TC) or alpha-theta coma (ATC) following CRA and to describe the clinical setting and EEG features of these patients. METHODS We retrospective analyzed a prospectively collected cohort of adult patients diagnosed as having AC, TC or ATC after CRA between January 2008 and June 2016. None of patients included in this analysis underwent therapeutic hypothermia (TH). Neurological outcome was expressed as the best score 6 months after CRA using the five-point Glasgow-Pisttsburgh Cerebral Performance Categories (CPC) RESULTS: Twenty-six patients were identified with a diagnosis of postanoxic AC, TC or ATC coma. There were 20 (77%) men and 6 (23%) women. The mean age was 63 ± 16 years. The most frequent EEG pattern was TC (21 patients, 80%), followed by AC (3 patients, 12%) and ATC (2 patients, 8%). The cardiac rhythm as primary origin of the CRA was ventricular fibrillation (VF) in 16 patients (61.5%), asystole in 8 patients (34.6%) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) in one patient (3.8%). The presence of EEG reactivity was present in 8 patients (30%). The mortality rate was 85%. Of the 4 surviving patients, two (3.8%) had moderate disability (CPC 2), one (3.8%) had severe disability (CPC 3) and one (3.8%) reached a good recovery. The age was significantly lower in survivors 46.2 ± 10.8 versus nonsurvivors 63.3 ± 15.5 (p = 0.04). There was increased association of EEG reactivity with survival (p = 0.07). CONCLUSION Hypoxic-ischemic AC, TC and ATC are associated with a poor prognosis and a high rate of mortality. In younger patients with AC, TC and ATC and incomplete forms showing reactivity on the EEG, there is a greater probability of clinical recovery.
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Sanganalmath SK, Gopal P, Parker JR, Downs RK, Parker JC, Dawn B. Global cerebral ischemia due to circulatory arrest: insights into cellular pathophysiology and diagnostic modalities. Mol Cell Biochem 2016; 426:111-127. [PMID: 27896594 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2885-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Circulatory arrest (CA) remains a major unresolved public health problem in the United States; the annual incidence of which is ~0.50 to 0.55 per 1000 population. Despite seminal advances in therapeutic approaches over the past several decades, brain injury continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality after CA. In brief, CA typically results in global cerebral ischemia leading to delayed neuronal death in the hippocampal pyramidal cells as well as in the cortical layers. The dynamic changes occurring in neurons after CA are still unclear, and predicting these neurological changes in the brain still remains a difficult issue. It is hypothesized that the "no-flow" period produces a cytotoxic cascade of membrane depolarization, Ca2+ ion influx, glutamate release, acidosis, and resultant activation of lipases, nucleases, and proteases. Furthermore, during reperfusion injury, neuronal death occurs due to the generation of free radicals by interfering with the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The efficacy of many pharmacological agents for CA patients has often been disappointing, reflecting our incomplete understanding of this enigmatic disease. The primary obstacles to the development of a neuroprotective therapy in CA include uncertainties with regard to the precise cause(s) of neuronal dysfunction and what to target. In this review, we summarize our knowledge of the pathophysiology as well as specific cellular changes in brain after CA and revisit the most important neurofunctional, neuroimaging techniques, and serum biomarkers as potent predictors of neurologic outcome in CA patients.
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- Santosh K Sanganalmath
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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EEG for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Acute Nonhypoxic Encephalopathy: History and Current Evidence. J Clin Neurophysiol 2016; 32:456-64. [PMID: 26629755 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The term encephalopathy encompasses a wide variety of complex syndromes caused by a large number of different toxic, metabolic, infectious, and degenerative derangements. Acute encephalopathy typically presents with a fluctuating course involving alteration of mental status or confusion and decreased (or rarely increased) motor activity. There usually are lethargy, cognitive impairment, altered memory and mental processing of information, and disturbed sleep-wake cycles. Encephalopathy mainly occurs in the elderly and is frequently encountered in intensive care units and postoperatively. Despite new diagnostic procedures and advances in intensive medical care, acute encephalopathy constitutes a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. EEG enables rapid bedside electrophysiological monitoring providing dynamic real-time information on neocortical brain activity and dysfunction. Hence, EEG complements clinical and neuroimaging assessments of encephalopathic patients. Progressive slowing of EEG background activity with increasing cerebral compromise, the emergence of episodic electrographic transients, seizures, and decreased EEG reactivity to external stimuli provide important diagnostic and prognostic information. The aim of this review was to provide a comprehensive overview of the current evidence for the diagnostic and prognostic value of EEG in adult intensive care unit patients with acute nonhypoxic encephalopathy.
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Postanoxic coma after cardiac arrest is one of the most serious acute cerebral conditions and a frequent cause of admission to critical care units. Given substantial improvement of outcome over the recent years, a reliable and timely assessment of clinical evolution and prognosis is essential in this context, but may be challenging. In addition to the classic neurologic examination, EEG is increasingly emerging as an important tool to assess cerebral functions noninvasively. Although targeted temperature management and related sedation may delay clinical assessment, EEG provides accurate prognostic information in the early phase of coma. Here, the most frequently encountered EEG patterns in postanoxic coma are summarized and their relations with outcome prediction are discussed. This article also addresses the influence of targeted temperature management on brain signals and the implication of the evolution of EEG patterns over time. Finally, the article ends with a view of the future prospects for EEG in postanoxic management and prognostication.
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Spalletti M, Carrai R, Scarpino M, Cossu C, Ammannati A, Ciapetti M, Tadini Buoninsegni L, Peris A, Valente S, Grippo A, Amantini A. Single electroencephalographic patterns as specific and time-dependent indicators of good and poor outcome after cardiac arrest. Clin Neurophysiol 2016; 127:2610-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bolen RD, Campbell Z, Bonilha L, Edwards JC. Alpha coma related to intentional bupropion overdose. J Neurol Sci 2016; 365:48-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sugiyama K, Kashiura M, Akashi A, Tanabe T, Hamabe Y. Prognostic value of the recovery time of continuous normal voltage in amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia: a retrospective study. J Intensive Care 2016; 4:25. [PMID: 27042311 PMCID: PMC4818927 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-016-0152-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The early prediction of neurological outcomes in postcardiac arrest patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) remains challenging. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is a type of quantitative EEG. A particular cutoff time from the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) to the recovery of a normal aEEG trace for predicting a good neurological outcome has not yet been established. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relation between neurological outcomes and the continuous normal voltage (CNV) recovery time in adult comatose survivors of cardiac arrest treated with TH and identify the recovery time cutoff for predicting a good neurological outcome. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated adult survivors of cardiac arrest with initial shockable rhythm treated with TH and monitored with aEEG. A good outcome was defined as a cerebral performance category (CPC) of 1 or 2 at hospital discharge. A CNV trace was considered as the normal aEEG trace, and the CNV recovery time was defined as the time from ROSC to the initial CNV trace. RESULTS The study included 30 patients, and of these patients, 22 had recovery of CNV trace. The median CNV recovery time was shorter among patients with a good outcome than that among those with a poor outcome (10.7 h [interquartile range (IQR), 7.4-15.8 h] vs. 28.6 h [IQR, 26.9-29.3 h]; p = 0.003). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the CNV recovery time for predicting a good neurological outcome was 0.95 (95 % CI 0.86-1; p = 0.003), and the optimal cutoff was 23 h. The recovery of CNV trace within 23 h had a sensitivity of 89 %, specificity of 100 %, positive predictive value of 100 %, and negative predictive value of 86 % for predicting a good neurological outcome in all the patients, including the eight patients without recovery of CNV trace. CONCLUSIONS A CNV recovery time cutoff of 23 h might help predict a good neurological outcome in adult survivors of cardiac arrest treated with TH.
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- Kazuhiro Sugiyama
- Trauma and Critical Care Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 23-15 Kotobashi, 4-Chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575 Japan
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- Trauma and Critical Care Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 23-15 Kotobashi, 4-Chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575 Japan
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- Trauma and Critical Care Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 23-15 Kotobashi, 4-Chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575 Japan
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- Trauma and Critical Care Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 23-15 Kotobashi, 4-Chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575 Japan
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- Trauma and Critical Care Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 23-15 Kotobashi, 4-Chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575 Japan
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Westhall E, Rossetti AO, van Rootselaar AF, Wesenberg Kjaer T, Horn J, Ullén S, Friberg H, Nielsen N, Rosén I, Åneman A, Erlinge D, Gasche Y, Hassager C, Hovdenes J, Kjaergaard J, Kuiper M, Pellis T, Stammet P, Wanscher M, Wetterslev J, Wise MP, Cronberg T. Standardized EEG interpretation accurately predicts prognosis after cardiac arrest. Neurology 2016; 86:1482-90. [PMID: 26865516 PMCID: PMC4836886 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Objective: To identify reliable predictors of outcome in comatose patients after cardiac arrest using a single routine EEG and standardized interpretation according to the terminology proposed by the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Methods: In this cohort study, 4 EEG specialists, blinded to outcome, evaluated prospectively recorded EEGs in the Target Temperature Management trial (TTM trial) that randomized patients to 33°C vs 36°C. Routine EEG was performed in patients still comatose after rewarming. EEGs were classified into highly malignant (suppression, suppression with periodic discharges, burst-suppression), malignant (periodic or rhythmic patterns, pathological or nonreactive background), and benign EEG (absence of malignant features). Poor outcome was defined as best Cerebral Performance Category score 3–5 until 180 days. Results: Eight TTM sites randomized 202 patients. EEGs were recorded in 103 patients at a median 77 hours after cardiac arrest; 37% had a highly malignant EEG and all had a poor outcome (specificity 100%, sensitivity 50%). Any malignant EEG feature had a low specificity to predict poor prognosis (48%) but if 2 malignant EEG features were present specificity increased to 96% (p < 0.001). Specificity and sensitivity were not significantly affected by targeted temperature or sedation. A benign EEG was found in 1% of the patients with a poor outcome. Conclusions: Highly malignant EEG after rewarming reliably predicted poor outcome in half of patients without false predictions. An isolated finding of a single malignant feature did not predict poor outcome whereas a benign EEG was highly predictive of a good outcome.
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- Erik Westhall
- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article.
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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- Authors' affiliations are listed at the end of the article
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Callaway CW, Soar J, Aibiki M, Böttiger BW, Brooks SC, Deakin CD, Donnino MW, Drajer S, Kloeck W, Morley PT, Morrison LJ, Neumar RW, Nicholson TC, Nolan JP, Okada K, O'Neil BJ, Paiva EF, Parr MJ, Wang TL, Witt J. Part 4: Advanced Life Support: 2015 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2016; 132:S84-145. [PMID: 26472860 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Azabou E, Fischer C, Mauguiere F, Vaugier I, Annane D, Sharshar T, Lofaso F. Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating the Prognostic Value of Simple EEG Parameters in Postanoxic Coma. Clin EEG Neurosci 2016; 47:75-82. [PMID: 26545818 DOI: 10.1177/1550059415612375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We prospectively studied early bedside standard EEG characteristics in 61 acute postanoxic coma patients. Five simple EEG features, namely, isoelectric, discontinuous, nonreactive to intense auditory and nociceptive stimuli, dominant delta frequency, and occurrence of paroxysms were classified yes or no. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of each of these variables for predicting an unfavorable outcome, defined as death, persistent vegetative state, minimally conscious state, or severe neurological disability, as assessed 1 year after coma onset were computed as well as Synek's score. The outcome was unfavorable in 56 (91.8%) patients. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and AUC of nonreactive EEG for predicting an unfavorable outcome were 84%, 80%, 98%, 31%, and 0.82, respectively; and were all very close to the ones of Synek score>3, which were 82%, 80%, 98%, 29%, and 0.81, respectively. Specificities for predicting an unfavorable outcome were 100% for isoelectric, discontinuous, or dominant delta activity EEG. These 3 last features were constantly associated to unfavorable outcome. Absent EEG reactivity strongly predicted an unfavorable outcome in postanoxic coma, and performed as accurate as a Synek score>3. Analyzing characteristics of some simple EEG features may easily help nonneurophysiologist physicians to investigate prognostic issue of postanoxic coma patient. In this study (a) discontinuous, isoelectric, or delta-dominant EEG were constantly associated with unfavorable outcome and (b) nonreactive EEG performed prognostic as accurate as a Synek score>3.
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- Eric Azabou
- Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Raymond Poincaré Hospital, INSERM U1173, University of Versailles St Quentin (UVSQ), Garches, France Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Neurological Hospital of Lyon, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), Brain Dynamics and Cognition Team (Dycog), INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Neurological Hospital of Lyon, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), Brain Dynamics and Cognition Team (Dycog), INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Neurological Hospital of Lyon, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), Brain Dynamics and Cognition Team (Dycog), INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Raymond Poincaré Hospital, INSERM U1173, University of Versailles St Quentin (UVSQ), Garches, France
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Raymond Poincaré Hospital, INSERM U1173, University of Versailles St Quentin (UVSQ), Garches, France
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Raymond Poincaré Hospital, INSERM U1173, University of Versailles St Quentin (UVSQ), Garches, France
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Raymond Poincaré Hospital, INSERM U1173, University of Versailles St Quentin (UVSQ), Garches, France
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Soar J, Callaway CW, Aibiki M, Böttiger BW, Brooks SC, Deakin CD, Donnino MW, Drajer S, Kloeck W, Morley PT, Morrison LJ, Neumar RW, Nicholson TC, Nolan JP, Okada K, O’Neil BJ, Paiva EF, Parr MJ, Wang TL, Witt J, Andersen LW, Berg KM, Sandroni C, Lin S, Lavonas EJ, Golan E, Alhelail MA, Chopra A, Cocchi MN, Cronberg T, Dainty KN, Drennan IR, Fries M, Geocadin RG, Gräsner JT, Granfeldt A, Heikal S, Kudenchuk PJ, Lagina AT, Løfgren B, Mhyre J, Monsieurs KG, Mottram AR, Pellis T, Reynolds JC, Ristagno G, Severyn FA, Skrifvars M, Stacey WC, Sullivan J, Todhunter SL, Vissers G, West S, Wetsch WA, Wong N, Xanthos T, Zelop CM, Zimmerman J. Part 4: Advanced life support. Resuscitation 2015; 95:e71-120. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Peter W. Kaplan
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Epilepsy and Electrophysiology Monitoring Unit, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Westhall E, Rosén I, Rossetti AO, van Rootselaar AF, Kjaer TW, Horn J, Ullén S, Friberg H, Nielsen N, Cronberg T. Electroencephalography (EEG) for neurological prognostication after cardiac arrest and targeted temperature management; rationale and study design. BMC Neurol 2014; 14:159. [PMID: 25267568 PMCID: PMC4440598 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-014-0159-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Electroencephalography (EEG) is widely used to assess neurological prognosis in patients who are comatose after cardiac arrest, but its value is limited by varying definitions of pathological patterns and by inter-rater variability. The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) has recently proposed a standardized EEG-terminology for critical care to address these limitations. METHODS/DESIGN In the TTM-trial, 399 post cardiac arrest patients who remained comatose after rewarming underwent a routine EEG. The presence of clinical seizures, use of sedatives and antiepileptic drugs during the EEG-registration were prospectively documented. DISCUSSION A well-defined terminology for interpreting post cardiac arrest EEGs is critical for the use of EEG as a prognostic tool. TRIAL REGISTRATION The TTM-trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01020916).
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- Erik Westhall
- />Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Neurology, CHUV and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- />Department of Neurology/Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- />Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />R&D Centre Skane, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Intensive Care Unit, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Neurology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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EEG patterns in hypoxic encephalopathies (post-cardiac arrest syndrome): fluctuations, transitions, and reactions. J Clin Neurophysiol 2014; 30:477-89. [PMID: 24084181 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0b013e3182a73e47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In patients with coma resulting from hypoxic encephalopathy (e.g., after cardiac arrest), the EEG may reflect the severity of brain dysfunction, although the exact relationship among the EEG changes, the extent of neuronal damage, and consequent prognosis is still under study. Many prognostications are based on particular EEG patterns at a time point, such as burst suppression or generalized periodic discharges, but with sequential, repeated, or with prolonged or continuous EEG monitoring, it has become increasingly clear that more information might be gleaned from EEG pattern changes over time. Short-term fluctuations (as opposed to permanent transitions), or preserved reactions to exogenous stimuli, have to be differentiated. This review presents many of the typical postanoxic EEG patterns, along with their evolution over time. This preliminary report illustrates the temporal dynamic changes of EEG over time. It is hoped that it will act as a starting point for prospective and systematic investigation to test whether EEG evolution and transitions add diagnostic and prognostic value.
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EEG patterns in pediatric encephalopathy are largely nonspecific and may be seen in a wide variety of pathologies. However, EEG can play a valuable role in helping to assess the severity and ultimate prognosis in pediatric encephalopathies. This review article considers three of the most common forms of pediatric encephalopathy encountered in pediatric critically care units, including hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, central nervous system infections, and metabolic encephalopathies. Because EEG is being used with increasing frequency in critically ill children, the value of EEG monitoring in encephalopathic patients continues to evolve.
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The term encephalopathy encompasses a wide variety of syndromes caused by a large number of different toxic, metabolic, and degenerative derangements. Despite advances in intensive medical care and new diagnostic procedures, encephalopathy remains a frequent and underrecognized critical medical condition with high morbidity and mortality. Electroencephalography (EEG) enables rapid bedside electrophysiological measurements of brain dysfunction and complements clinical and neuroimaging assessment of encephalopathic patients. Both progressive slowing of EEG background activity with increasing cerebral compromise and decreased EEG reactivity to external stimuli provide important diagnostic and prognostic information. The aim of this review was to provide an overview of the diagnostic and prognostic value of EEG in encephalopathic patients.
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Taccone F, Cronberg T, Friberg H, Greer D, Horn J, Oddo M, Scolletta S, Vincent JL. How to assess prognosis after cardiac arrest and therapeutic hypothermia. Crit Care 2014; 18:202. [PMID: 24417885 PMCID: PMC4056000 DOI: 10.1186/cc13696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The prognosis of patients who are admitted in a comatose state following successful resuscitation after cardiac arrest remains uncertain. Although the introduction of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) and improvements in post-resuscitation care have significantly increased the number of patients who are discharged home with minimal brain damage, short-term assessment of neurological outcome remains a challenge. The need for early and accurate prognostic predictors is crucial, especially since sedation and TH may alter the neurological examination and delay the recovery of motor response for several days. The development of additional tools, including electrophysiological examinations (electroencephalography and somatosensory evoked potentials), neuroimaging and chemical biomarkers, may help to evaluate the extent of brain injury in these patients. Given the extensive literature existing on this topic and the confounding effects of TH on the strength of these tools in outcome prognostication after cardiac arrest, the aim of this narrative review is to provide a practical approach to post-anoxic brain injury when TH is used. We also discuss when and how these tools could be combined with the neurological examination in a multimodal approach to improve outcome prediction in this population.
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Thalamocortical mechanisms for the anteriorization of α rhythms during propofol-induced unconsciousness. J Neurosci 2013; 33:11070-5. [PMID: 23825412 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5670-12.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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As humans are induced into a state of general anesthesia via propofol, the normal alpha rhythm (8-13 Hz) in the occipital cortex disappears and a frontal alpha rhythm emerges. This spatial shift in alpha activity is called anteriorization. We present a thalamocortical model that suggests mechanisms underlying anteriorization. Our model captures the neural dynamics of anteriorization when we adjust it to reflect two key actions of propofol: its potentiation of GABA and its reduction of the hyperpolarization-activated current Ih. The reduction in Ih abolishes the occipital alpha by silencing a specialized subset of thalamocortical cells, thought to generate occipital alpha at depolarized membrane potentials (>-60 mV). The increase in GABA inhibition imposes an alpha timescale on both the cortical and thalamic portions of the frontal component that are reinforced by reciprocal thalamocortical feedback. Anteriorization can thus be understood as a differential effect of anesthetic drugs on thalamic nuclei with disparate spatial projections, i.e.: (1) they disrupt the normal, depolarized alpha in posterior-projecting thalamic nuclei while (2) they engage a new, hyperpolarized alpha in frontothalamic nuclei. Our model generalizes to other anesthetics that include GABA as a target, since the molecular targets of many such anesthetics alter the model dynamics in a manner similar to that of propofol.
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A review of long-term EEG monitoring in critically ill children with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, congenital heart disease, ECMO, and stroke. J Clin Neurophysiol 2013; 30:134-42. [PMID: 23545764 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0b013e3182872af9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Continuous EEG monitoring is being used with increasing frequency in critically ill children with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, congenital heart disease, stroke, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The primary indication for EEG monitoring is to identify electrographic seizures and electrographic status epilepticus, which have been associated with worse outcome in some populations. A secondary indication is to provide prognostic information. This review summarizes the available data regarding continuous EEG monitoring in critically ill children with special attention to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, congenital heart disease, stroke, and children undergoing ECMO.
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[Non-convulsive status epilepticus: temporary fad or reality in need of treatment?]. DER NERVENARZT 2013. [PMID: 23192630 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-012-3529-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The term non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) refers to a heterogeneous group of diseases with different etiology, prognosis and treatment. The different forms of NCSE comprise about 25-50% of all status epilepticus cases. The most frequent form encountered in clinical practice is complex-partial SE but the rarer conditions of absence status, aura status and subtle SE are also included under this category. A diagnosis of NCSE should be considered in all patients with otherwise unexplained changes in consciousness or behavior and this diagnosis demands rapid further diagnostic work up including clinical examination, a detailed clinical history from the patient or an accompanying person, cranial computed tomography (CCT) and an electroencephalogram (EEG). If signs of an infectious or inflammatory disorder are present, a spinal tap is indicated. The EEG is of high relevance although interpretation can be challenging in NCSE.Absence status is usually treated by benzodiazepines and if necessary a broad spectrum anticonvulsive drug (ACD) such as valproic acid (VPA) can be added. The treatment of complex-partial SE follows the same scheme as that of generalized tonic-clonic SE and an initial benzodiazepine (i.v. lorazepam or intramuscular midazolam) followed by a bolus of one of the ACDs available as i.v. solution (e.g. VPA, phenytoin, phenobarbitol or levetiracetam). The third treatment step is general anesthesia if NCSE fails to be controlled. The aggressiveness of the applied therapy depends on the severity of the NCSE and the general condition of the patient. The prognosis is determined by the subtype of NCSE and the underlying etiology.
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Sandroni C, Cavallaro F, Callaway CW, Sanna T, D'Arrigo S, Kuiper M, Della Marca G, Nolan JP. Predictors of poor neurological outcome in adult comatose survivors of cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Part 1: patients not treated with therapeutic hypothermia. Resuscitation 2013; 84:1310-23. [PMID: 23811182 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS AND METHODS To systematically review the accuracy of early (≤7 days) predictors of poor outcome defined as death or vegetative state (Cerebral Performance Categories [CPC] 4-5) or death, vegetative state or severe disability (CPC 3-5) in comatose survivors from cardiac arrest not treated using therapeutic hypothermia (TH). PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews were searched for eligible studies. Sensitivity, specificity, false positive rates (FPR) for each predictor were calculated and results of predictors with similar time points and outcome definitions were pooled. Quality of evidence (QOE) was evaluated according to the GRADE guidelines. RESULTS 50 studies (2828 patients) were included in final analysis. Presence of myoclonus at 24-48h, bilateral absence of short-latency somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) N20 wave at 24-72h, absence of electroencephalographic activity >20-21μV ≤72h and absence of pupillary reflex at 72h predicted CPC 4-5 with 0% FPR and narrow (<10%) 95% confidence intervals. Absence of SSEP N20 wave at 24h predicted CPC 3-5 with 0% [0-8] FPR. Serum thresholds for 0% FPR of biomarkers neuron specific enolase (NSE) and S-100B were highly inconsistent among studies. Most of the studies had a low or very low QOE and did not report blinding of the treating team from the results of the investigated predictor. CONCLUSIONS In comatose resuscitated patients not treated with TH presence of myoclonus, absence of pupillary reflex, bilateral absence of N20 SSEP wave and low EEG voltage each predicted poor outcome early and accurately, but with a relevant risk of bias.
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- Claudio Sandroni
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
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Ong C, Gilmore E, Claassen J, Foreman B, Mayer SA. Impact of prolonged periodic epileptiform discharges on coma prognosis. Neurocrit Care 2012; 17:39-44. [PMID: 22700361 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-012-9728-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Periodic epileptiform discharges (PEDs) are a frequent finding in comatose patients undergoing continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring, but their clinical significance is unclear. PET and SPECT studies indicate that PEDs can be associated with focal hypermetabolism and hyperemia, suggesting that in some cases this pattern may be ictal and potentially harmful. We hypothesized that frequent PED activity in comatose patients is associated with reduced likelihood of recovery of consciousness. METHODS We identified all comatose patients treated in the Columbia neuro-ICU between June 2008 and August 2009 who underwent ten or more consecutive days of video cEEG monitoring (N = 67), and classified them into three groups: those with (1) prolonged PEDs (five or more consecutive days), (2) intermittent PEDs (at least one but fewer than five consecutive days), and (3) no PEDs. Outcome at discharge was assessed by the Glasgow Outcome Scale and classified as dead (GOS 1), vegetative (GOS 2), and command-following (GOS 3-5). RESULTS Mean age was 56 years, mean admission Glasgow Coma Scale score was seven, and the median duration of cEEG monitoring was 18 (range 10-111) days. The most common diagnoses were hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (18%), subarachnoid hemorrhage (16%), epilepsy (15%), encephalitis (15%), metabolic encephalopathy (13%), and intracerebral hemorrhage (12%). 37% of patients (N = 25) had prolonged PEDs, 31% (N = 21) had intermittent PEDs, and 31% (N = 21) had no PEDs. Prolonged PEDs were associated with the presence of SIRPIDS (P = 0.009), electrographic seizures (P = 0.019), and number of AEDs administered (P < 0.0001). However, the presence of intermittent or prolonged PED activity had no impact on mortality (31% overall) or recovery of consciousness (command-following) at the time of discharge (36% overall). CONCLUSION Persistent spontaneous PED activity in comatose patients is associated with SIRPIDs and electrographic seizures, but has no impact on the likelihood of survival or recovery of consciousness.
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- Charlene Ong
- Department of Neurology, University of Washington in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Facco E, Agrillo C. Near-death experiences between science and prejudice. Front Hum Neurosci 2012; 6:209. [PMID: 22826697 PMCID: PMC3399124 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Science exists to refute dogmas; nevertheless, dogmas may be introduced when undemonstrated scientific axioms lead us to reject facts incompatible with them. Several studies have proposed psychobiological interpretations of near-death experiences (NDEs), claiming that NDEs are a mere byproduct of brain functions gone awry; however, relevant facts incompatible with the ruling physicalist and reductionist stance have been often neglected. The awkward transcendent look of NDEs has deep epistemological implications, which call for: (a) keeping a rigorously neutral position, neither accepting nor refusing anything a priori; and (b) distinguishing facts from speculations and fallacies. Most available psychobiological interpretations remain so far speculations to be demonstrated, while brain disorders and/or drug administration in critical patients yield a well-known delirium in intensive care and anesthesia, the phenomenology of which is different from NDEs. Facts can be only true or false, never paranormal. In this sense, they cannot be refused a priori even when they appear implausible with respect to our current knowledge: any other stance implies the risk of turning knowledge into dogma and the adopted paradigm into a sort of theology.
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- Enrico Facco
- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova Padova, Italy
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There is a growing development of continuous EEG monitoring (cEEG) in the intensive care unit (ICU) management of neurological patients. Its main objective is the detection of epileptic seizures or status epilepticus because the sensitivity of standard short-duration EEG recording in the ICU is poor. The aim of monitoring is to allow rapid recognition and treatment of epileptic complications in order to decrease secondary insults to the brain and improve outcome. Several studies have demonstrated that a large proportion of patients has epileptic crisis after subarachnoid haemorrhage, stroke or brain trauma, without any clinical manifestation. The EEG feature has also demonstrated a prognosis value but its value for clinical management needs further studies. Another application of EEG in the ICU is monitoring depth of anaesthesia or barbiturate treatment. Due to artifacts contamination, this is possible only in deeply sedated of paralyzed patients. The impact or cEEG monitoring on clinical management and its indications have to be further defined.
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Dynamical changes in neurological diseases and anesthesia. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2012; 22:693-703. [PMID: 22446010 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2012.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 02/11/2012] [Accepted: 02/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dynamics of neuronal networks can be altered in at least two ways: by changes in connectivity, that is, the physical architecture of the network, or changes in the amplitudes and kinetics of the intrinsic and synaptic currents within and between the elements making up a network. We argue that the latter changes are often overlooked as sources of alterations in network behavior when there are also structural (connectivity) abnormalities present; indeed, they may even give rise to the structural changes observed in these states. Here we look at two clinically relevant states (Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia) and argue that non-structural changes are important in the development of abnormal dynamics within the networks known to be relevant to each disorder. We also discuss anesthesia, since it is entirely acute, thus illustrating the potent effects of changes in synaptic and intrinsic membrane currents in the absence of structural alteration. In each of these, we focus on the role of changes in GABAergic function within microcircuits, stressing literature within the last few years.
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de Broucker T. Semeiologia e orientamento diagnostico delle encefalopatie dell’adulto. Neurologia 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1634-7072(11)70698-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Sarpaczki E, Bertram M, Grüttner J, Brandt T. [Patient in a posthypoxic vegetative state. Favorable outcome despite unfavorable prognostic parameters]. DER NERVENARZT 2010; 81:1504-1507. [PMID: 21088820 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-010-3107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- E Sarpaczki
- Kliniken Schmieder Heidelberg, Neurologisches Fach- und Rehabilitationskrankenhaus, Heidelberg, Speyererhofweg 1, 69117, Heidelberg.
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Fugate JE, Wijdicks EF, Mandrekar J, Claassen DO, Manno EM, White RD, Bell MR, Rabinstein AA. Predictors of neurologic outcome in hypothermia after cardiac arrest. Ann Neurol 2010; 68:907-14. [DOI: 10.1002/ana.22133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Peberdy MA, Callaway CW, Neumar RW, Geocadin RG, Zimmerman JL, Donnino M, Gabrielli A, Silvers SM, Zaritsky AL, Merchant R, Vanden Hoek TL, Kronick SL. Part 9: Post–Cardiac Arrest Care. Circulation 2010; 122:S768-86. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.971002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1034] [Impact Index Per Article: 73.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Borges MA, Botós HJ, Bastos RF, Godoy MF, Marchi NSAD. Emergency EEG: study of survival. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2010; 68:174-8. [PMID: 20464280 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000200004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Accepted: 10/30/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the survival rate according to the main findings of emergency electroencephalography (EEGs) of patients treated in a tertiary hospital. METHOD In this prospective study, the findings of consecutive emergency EEGs performed on inpatients in Hospital de Base in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil were correlated with survival utilizing Kaplan-Meyer survival curves. RESULTS A total of 681 patients with an average age of 42 years old (1 day to 96 years) were evaluated, of which 406 were male. The main reasons for EEGs were epileptic seizures (221 cases), hepatic encephalopathy [116 cases of which 85 (73.3%) were men, p-value=0.001], status epilepticus (104 cases) and impaired consciousness (78 cases). The underlying disease was confirmed in 578 (84.3%) cases with 119 (17.5%) having liver disease [91 (76.0%) were men, p-value=0.001], 105 (15.4%) suffering strokes, 67 (9.9%) having metabolic disorders, 51 (7.5%) central nervous system infections and 49 (7.2%) epilepsy. In the three months following EEG, a survival rate of 75% was found in patients with normal, discreet slow activity or intermittent rhythmic delta activity EEGs, of 50% for those with continuous delta activity and generalized epileptiform discharges, and of 25% for those with burst-suppression, diffuse depression, and in alpha/theta-pattern coma. Death was pronounced immediately in patients with isoelectric EEGs. CONCLUSION The main findings of EEGs, differentiated different survival rates and are thus a good prognostic tool for patients examined in emergencies.
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- Moacir Alves Borges
- Neuroscience Departmen, Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Das A, Cherian A, Dash GK, Radhakrishnan A. Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify? Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2010; 13:69-71. [PMID: 20436753 PMCID: PMC2859594 DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.61285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Revised: 10/02/2008] [Accepted: 11/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A 44-year-old male developed acute fulminant hepatic failure of unknown etiology and expired within four days. His serial electroencephalograms (EEGs) showed diffuse background slowing on day one, which evolved into "alpha coma" and later into "spindle coma" over the ensuing two days. Such EEG transition is hitherto undescribed in patients with hepatic encephalopathy and gives fresh insight into the etiopathogenesis of specific EEG patterns in diffuse encephalopathy.
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- Abhijit Das
- Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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Prognostic value of standard EEG in traumatic and non-traumatic disorders of consciousness following coma. Clin Neurophysiol 2010; 121:274-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2009] [Revised: 10/24/2009] [Accepted: 11/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Friedman D, Claassen J, Hirsch LJ. Continuous electroencephalogram monitoring in the intensive care unit. Anesth Analg 2009; 109:506-23. [PMID: 19608827 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181a9d8b5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Because of recent technical advances, it is now possible to record and monitor the continuous digital electroencephalogram (EEG) of many critically ill patients simultaneously. Continuous EEG monitoring (cEEG) provides dynamic information about brain function that permits early detection of changes in neurologic status, which is especially useful when the clinical examination is limited. Nonconvulsive seizures are common in comatose critically ill patients and can have multiple negative effects on the injured brain. The majority of seizures in these patients cannot be detected without cEEG. cEEG monitoring is most commonly used to detect and guide treatment of nonconvulsive seizures, including after convulsive status epilepticus. In addition, cEEG is used to guide management of pharmacological coma for treatment of increased intracranial pressure. An emerging application for cEEG is to detect new or worsening brain ischemia in patients at high risk, especially those with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Improving quantitative EEG software is helping to make it feasible for cEEG (using full scalp coverage) to provide continuous information about changes in brain function in real time at the bedside and to alert clinicians to any acute brain event, including seizures, ischemia, increasing intracranial pressure, hemorrhage, and even systemic abnormalities affecting the brain, such as hypoxia, hypotension, acidosis, and others. Monitoring using only a few electrodes or using full scalp coverage, but without expert review of the raw EEG, must be done with extreme caution as false positives and false negatives are common. Intracranial EEG recording is being performed in a few centers to better detect seizures, ischemia, and peri-injury depolarizations, all of which may contribute to secondary injury. When cEEG is combined with individualized, physiologically driven decision making via multimodality brain monitoring, intensivists can identify when the brain is at risk for injury or when neuronal injury is already occurring and intervene before there is permanent damage. The exact role and cost-effectiveness of cEEG at the current time remains unclear, but we believe it has significant potential to improve neurologic outcomes in a variety of settings.
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- Daniel Friedman
- Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Columbia University, NewYork City, New York, USA
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