High Incidence of Epileptiform Potentials During Continuous EEG Monitoring in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.
Front Med (Lausanne)
; 8: 613951, 2021.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1177998
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To analyze continuous 1- or 2-channel electroencephalograms (EEGs) of mechanically ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with regard to occurrence of epileptiform potentials.Design:
Single-center retrospective analysis.Setting:
Intensive care unit of Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. Patients Critically ill COVID-19 patients who underwent continuous routine EEG monitoring (EEG monitor Narcotrend-Compact M) during sedation. Measurements and MainResults:
Data from 15 COVID-19 patients (11 men, four women; age 19-75 years) were evaluated. Epileptiform potentials occurred in 10 of 15 patients (66.7%).Conclusions:
The results of the evaluation regarding the occurrence of epileptiform potentials show that there is an unusually high percentage of cerebral involvement in patients with severe COVID-19. EEG monitoring can be used in COVID-19 patients to detect epileptiform potentials.
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English
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Front Med (Lausanne)
Year:
2021
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Fmed.2021.613951
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