High Risk for Seizures Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Regardless of Referral Bias

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 476-482

  O’Connor, Kathryn L ^a   Westover, M Brandon ^a   Phillips, Michael T ^a   Iftimia, Nicolae A ^a   Buckley, Deidre A ^b   Ogilvy, Christopher S ^b   Shafi, Mouhsin M ^a,b   Rosenthal, Eric S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous electroencephalography; Non convulsive seizures; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84936745120     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-014-9974-y     Document Type: Article

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