Continuous or emergent EEG: Can bedside caregivers recognize epileptiform discharges?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-212

  Leira, Enrique C ^a   Bertrand, Mary E ^a   Hogan, R Edward ^a   Cruz Flores, Salvador ^a   Wyrwich, Kathleen W ^b   Albaker, Osamah J ^a,c   Holzemer, Eve M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Computer assisted learning; Critical care; Diagnosis; Education; Electroencephalogram; Epileptiform discharges; Interpretation; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus; Recognition; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; UNIVERSITY;

COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1342289594     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-2046-y     Document Type: Article

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