Postural change in convulsive seizures: a retrospective review of video-electroencephalographic recordings.

Background: Prone position has been identified as an important risk factor for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy raising the possibility of avoidance of this posture in sleep as a preventative measure.

Aims: To evaluate the potential utility of prone posture position, we studied patterns of postural change during generalised tonic clonic seizures.

Methods: Video-electroencephalographic recordings of patients undergoing investigations at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital between 2005 and 2013 were reviewed independently by two raters.

Quality of recovery from anesthesia in neurosurgical patients.

Background: Factors influencing quality of recovery in cranial and spinal neurosurgical patients are not known, possibly because of lack of a suitable instrument. Therefore, the authors measured quality of recovery using the QoR-40 score (a 40-item questionnaire on quality of recovery from anesthesia).

Methods: With informed consent, 200 patients undergoing elective neurosurgery were recruited.