High incidence of epileptiform activity in adults undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The prevalence of seizures and other types of epileptiform brain activity in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is unknown. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of seizures and ictal-interictal continuum patterns in patients undergoing electroencephalography (EEG) during ECMO.

Methods

Retrospective review of a prospective ECMO registry from 2011-2018 in a university-affiliated academic hospital. Adult subjects who had decreased level of consciousness and underwent EEG monitoring for seizure screening were included. EEG classification followed the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society criteria. Poor neurological outcome was defined as a Cerebral Performance Category of 3-5 at hospital discharge.

Results

Three hundred and ninety-

SUBMITTER: Amorim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9340813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature