Electrographic status epilepticus in children with critical illness: Epidemiology and outcome.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2015
Abstract
Electrographic seizures and electrographic status epilepticus are common in children with critical illness with acute encephalopathy, leading to increasing use of continuous EEG monitoring. Many children with electrographic status epilepticus have no associated clinical signs, so EEG monitoring is required for seizure identification. Further, there is increasing evidence that high seizure burdens, often classified as electrographic status epilepticus, are associated with worse outcomes. This review discusses the incidence of electrographic status epilepticus, risk factors for electrographic status epilepticus, and associations between electrographic status epilepticus and outcomes, and it summarizes recent guidelines and consensus statements addressing EEG monitoring in children with critical illness. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Status Epilepticus".
Volume
49
First Page
223
Last Page
227
ISSN
1525-5069
Published In/Presented At
Abend N. S. (2015). Electrographic status epilepticus in children with critical illness: Epidemiology and outcome. Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 49, 223–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.03.007
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
25944114
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article