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01-03-2013 | Pediatric Neurology (D Nordli, Section Editor)

Electroencephalographic Monitoring in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Authors: Nicholas S. Abend, Kevin E. Chapman, William B. Gallentine, Joshua Goldstein, Ann E. Hyslop, Tobias Loddenkemper, Kendall B. Nash, James J. Riviello Jr., Cecil D. Hahn, On behalf of the Pediatric Critical Care EEG Group (PCCEG) and the Critical Care EEG Monitoring Research Consortium (CCEMRC)

Published in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports | Issue 3/2013

Abstract

Continuous electroencephalographic (CEEG) monitoring is used with increasing frequency in critically ill children to provide insight into brain function and to identify electrographic seizures. CEEG monitoring use often impacts clinical management, most often by identifying electrographic seizures and status epilepticus. Most electrographic seizures have no clinical correlate, and thus would not be identified without CEEG monitoring. There are increasing data showing that electrographic seizures and electrographic status epilepticus are associated with worse outcome. Seizure identification efficiency may be improved by further development of quantitative electroencephalography trends. This review describes the clinical impact of CEEG data, the epidemiology of electrographic seizures and status epilepticus, the impact of electrographic seizures on outcome, the utility of quantitative electroencephalographic trends for seizure identification, and practical considerations regarding CEEG monitoring.

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Title: Electroencephalographic Monitoring in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Nicholas S. Abend
Kevin E. Chapman
William B. Gallentine
Joshua Goldstein
Ann E. Hyslop
Tobias Loddenkemper
Kendall B. Nash
James J. Riviello Jr.
Cecil D. Hahn
On behalf of the Pediatric Critical Care EEG Group (PCCEG) and the Critical Care EEG Monitoring Research Consortium (CCEMRC)
Publication date: 01-03-2013
Publisher: Current Science Inc.
Published in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1528-4042
Electronic ISSN: 1534-6293
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-012-0330-3

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