Detection of large vessel occlusion stroke with electroencephalography in the emergency room: first results of the ELECTRA-STROKE study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehospital detection of large vessel occlusion stroke of the anterior circulation (LVO-a) would enable direct transportation of these patients to an endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) capable hospital. The ongoing ELECTRA-STROKE study investigates the diagnostic accuracy of dry electrode electroencephalography (EEG) for LVO-a stroke in the prehospital setting. To determine which EEG features are most useful for this purpose and assess EEG data quality, EEG recordings are also performed in the emergency room (ER). Here, we report data of the first 100 patients included in the ER.

Methods

Patients presented to the ER with a suspected stroke or known LVO-a stroke underwent a single EEG prior to EVT. Diagnostic accuracy for LVO-a stroke of frequency band power, brain sy

SUBMITTER: van Meenen LCC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8412867 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature