Analysis of routine EEG usage in a general adult ICU

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-266

  McHugh, J C ^a   Downey, T ^a   Murphy, R P ^a   Connolly, S ^a,b  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Continuous monitoring; EEG; ICU; Non convulsive seizures

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMA; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SEIZURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

EID: 77249118202     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0317-5     Document Type: Article

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