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Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications.

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Herman, ST; Abend, NS; Bleck, TP; Chapman, KE; Drislane, FW; Emerson, RG; Gerard, EE; Hahn, CD; Husain, AM; Kaplan, PW; LaRoche, SM; Nuwer, MR ...
Published in: J Clin Neurophysiol
April 2015

INTRODUCTION: Critical Care Continuous EEG (CCEEG) is a common procedure to monitor brain function in patients with altered mental status in intensive care units. There is significant variability in patient populations undergoing CCEEG and in technical specifications for CCEEG performance. METHODS: The Critical Care Continuous EEG Task Force of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society developed expert consensus recommendations on the use of CCEEG in critically ill adults and children. RECOMMENDATIONS: The consensus panel recommends CCEEG for diagnosis of nonconvulsive seizures, nonconvulsive status epilepticus, and other paroxysmal events, and for assessment of the efficacy of therapy for seizures and status epilepticus. The consensus panel suggests CCEEG for identification of ischemia in patients at high risk for cerebral ischemia; for assessment of level of consciousness in patients receiving intravenous sedation or pharmacologically induced coma; and for prognostication in patients after cardiac arrest. For each indication, the consensus panel describes the patient populations for which CCEEG is indicated, evidence supporting use of CCEEG, utility of video and quantitative EEG trends, suggested timing and duration of CCEEG, and suggested frequency of review and interpretation. CONCLUSION: CCEEG has an important role in detection of secondary injuries such as seizures and ischemia in critically ill adults and children with altered mental status.

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J Clin Neurophysiol

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1537-1603

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

32

Issue

2

Start / End Page

87 / 95

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electroencephalography
  • Critical Illness
  • Critical Care
  • Child
  • Brain Diseases
 

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Herman, S. T., Abend, N. S., Bleck, T. P., Chapman, K. E., Drislane, F. W., Emerson, R. G., … Critical Care Continuous EEG Task Force of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, . (2015). Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications. J Clin Neurophysiol, 32(2), 87–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000000166
Herman, Susan T., Nicholas S. Abend, Thomas P. Bleck, Kevin E. Chapman, Frank W. Drislane, Ronald G. Emerson, Elizabeth E. Gerard, et al. “Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications.J Clin Neurophysiol 32, no. 2 (April 2015): 87–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000000166.
Herman ST, Abend NS, Bleck TP, Chapman KE, Drislane FW, Emerson RG, et al. Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 Apr;32(2):87–95.
Herman, Susan T., et al. “Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications.J Clin Neurophysiol, vol. 32, no. 2, Apr. 2015, pp. 87–95. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/WNP.0000000000000166.
Herman ST, Abend NS, Bleck TP, Chapman KE, Drislane FW, Emerson RG, Gerard EE, Hahn CD, Husain AM, Kaplan PW, LaRoche SM, Nuwer MR, Quigg M, Riviello JJ, Schmitt SE, Simmons LA, Tsuchida TN, Hirsch LJ, Critical Care Continuous EEG Task Force of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 Apr;32(2):87–95.

Published In

J Clin Neurophysiol

DOI

EISSN

1537-1603

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

32

Issue

2

Start / End Page

87 / 95

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electroencephalography
  • Critical Illness
  • Critical Care
  • Child
  • Brain Diseases