Seizure burden in subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with functional and cognitive outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the relationship between seizure burden on continuous EEG (cEEG) and functional as well as cognitive outcome 3 months after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Methods

The study included all consecutive patients with a spontaneous SAH admitted to the Columbia University Medical Center Neurological Intensive Care Unit and monitored with cEEG between 1996 and 2013. Seizure burden was defined as the duration, in hours, of seizures on cEEG. Cognitive outcomes were measured with the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS, ranging from 0 to 51, indicating poor to good global mental status).

Results

Overall, 402 patients with SAH were included with a median age of 58 years (interquartile range [IQR] 46-68 years). The median duration of cEEG monitoring

SUBMITTER: De Marchis GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4733156 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature