Book contents
- Critical Care EEG Basics
- Critical Care EEG Basics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- How to Read This Book
- Part I Introduction
- Chapter 1 EEG Basics
- Chapter 2 Indications
- Chapter 3 Real-Time Bedside EEG Reading
- Chapter 4 Recognizing Artifacts and Medication Effects
- Chapter 5 Epileptiform Discharges, Seizures, and Status Epilepticus
- Chapter 6 Rhythmic and Periodic Patterns (RPPs) and the Ictal‐Interictal Continuum (IIC)
- Chapter 7 Post–Cardiac Arrest EEG
- Chapter 8 Quantitative EEG (EEG Trend Analysis)
- Part II Case-Based Approach to Specific Conditions
- Appendix Understanding EEG Reports
- Index
- References
Chapter 7 - Post–Cardiac Arrest EEG
from Part I - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2024
Book contents
- Critical Care EEG Basics
- Critical Care EEG Basics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- How to Read This Book
- Part I Introduction
- Chapter 1 EEG Basics
- Chapter 2 Indications
- Chapter 3 Real-Time Bedside EEG Reading
- Chapter 4 Recognizing Artifacts and Medication Effects
- Chapter 5 Epileptiform Discharges, Seizures, and Status Epilepticus
- Chapter 6 Rhythmic and Periodic Patterns (RPPs) and the Ictal‐Interictal Continuum (IIC)
- Chapter 7 Post–Cardiac Arrest EEG
- Chapter 8 Quantitative EEG (EEG Trend Analysis)
- Part II Case-Based Approach to Specific Conditions
- Appendix Understanding EEG Reports
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter focuses on the variety of different EEG patterns that can be seen after hypoxic ischemic brain injury, which often produces some of the most severe encephalopathies. Common post–cardiac arrest findings include discontinuity, burst suppression, background voltage attenuation and suppression, lack of EEG reactivity, seizures, myoclonus, and status epilepticus. The prognostic significance of these findings is discussed. Finally, the topic of using EEG as a confirmatory tool in brain death protocols is introduced.
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- Critical Care EEG BasicsRapid Bedside EEG Reading for Acute Care Providers, pp. 99 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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