Electroencephalography for diagnosis and prognosis of acute encephalitis

Highlights • EEG provides significant diagnostic and prognostic information in acute encephalitis. • Periodic discharges and focal slowing were associated with Herpes Simplex encephalitis. • Normal EEG was the strongest association with survival independently from possible confounders.

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Published in:Clinical neurophysiology 2015-08, Vol.126 (8), p.1524-1531
Main Authors: Sutter, Raoul, Kaplan, Peter W, Cervenka, Mackenzie C, Thakur, Kiran T, Asemota, Anthony O, Venkatesan, Arun, Geocadin, Romergryko G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Brain - physiopathology
EEG patterns
Electroencephalography
Encephalitis
Encephalitis - diagnosis
Encephalitis - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Male
Middle Aged
Neurocritical care
Neurology
Prognosis
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Summary:Highlights • EEG provides significant diagnostic and prognostic information in acute encephalitis. • Periodic discharges and focal slowing were associated with Herpes Simplex encephalitis. • Normal EEG was the strongest association with survival independently from possible confounders.
ISSN:1388-2457
1872-8952
DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2014.11.006