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EEG monitoring after cardiac arrest

Authors: Claudio Sandroni, Tobias Cronberg, Jeannette Hofmeijer

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 10/2022

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Hypoxic–ischaemic brain injury (HIBI) is the main cause of death and disability in patients who are comatose after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) from cardiac arrest [1]. The electroencephalogram (EEG) is a useful tool to assess the severity of HIBI and provide prognostic information. In addition, EEG can be used to diagnose epileptiform activity in patients with suspected seizures and monitor the effectiveness of antiepileptic treatment. …

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Title: EEG monitoring after cardiac arrest
Authors: Claudio Sandroni
Tobias Cronberg
Jeannette Hofmeijer
Publication date: 26-04-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 10/2022
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-022-06697-y

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