Malignant EEG patterns in cardiac arrest patients treated with targeted temperature management who survive to hospital discharge.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Cardiac arrest patients treated with targeted temperature management (TTM) have improved neurological outcomes, however mortality remains high. EEG monitoring improves detection of malignant EEG patterns (MEPs), however their prevalence in patients surviving to hospital discharge is unknown.

Design/methods

We examined consecutive cardiac arrest subjects who received TTM and continuous EEG monitoring at one academic center. Only subjects surviving to hospital discharge were included in the analysis. MEPs were defined as seizures, status epilepticus, myoclonic status epilepticus, or generalized periodic discharges. Subjects with suppression-burst (SB) without concomitant MEPs were categorized as having a "pure" SB pattern. Demographic, survival, hospital

SUBMITTER: Amorim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4404214 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature