Focal burst-suppression induced by thiopental.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1986
Abstract
Five patients were subjected to a thiopental fast activation test, recording with implanted depth electrodes in two patients and at electrocorticography in 3 patients. A burst-suppression pattern was seen focally in each patient, while adjacent regions in that hemisphere and in the contralateral hemisphere had continuous activity. Although detected in depth electrodes, this pattern was not seen with simultaneous scalp electrode recording. This focal pattern correlated with the presence of a pathological abnormality on histologic examination in all patients. It is postulated that the appearance of a focal burst-suppression pattern during a thiopental fast activation test implies the presence of underlying structural abnormality.
Volume
63
Issue
3
First Page
203
Last Page
208
ISSN
0013-4694
Published In/Presented At
Sperling, M. R., Brown, W. J., & Crandall, P. H. (1986). Focal burst-suppression induced by thiopental. Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology, 63(3), 203–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-4694(86)90086-6
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
2419076
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article