Interrater agreement for Critical Care EEG Terminology

Epilepsia

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1366-1373

  Gaspard, Nicolas ^a   Hirsch, Lawrence J ^a   LaRoche, Suzette M ^b   Hahn, Cecil D ^c   Brandon, M ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous EEG monitoring; Critical care; EEG terminology; GPEDs; Intensive care; Interrater agreement; Periodic patterns; PLEDs; Rhythmic patterns

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; DELTA RHYTHM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NOMENCLATURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPIKE; STANDARDIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTINUOUS EEG MONITORING; EEG TERMINOLOGY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GPEDS; INTERRATER AGREEMENT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODIC PATTERNS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLEDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHYTHMIC PATTERNS; SELF REPORT;

CONTINUOUS EEG MONITORING; CRITICAL CARE; EEG TERMINOLOGY; GPEDS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERRATER AGREEMENT; PERIODIC PATTERNS; PLEDS; RHYTHMIC PATTERNS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN WAVES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF REPORT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84908021231     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12653     Document Type: Review

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