Publications by authors named "Zubeda B Sheikh"
Background And Objectives: The use of rapid response EEG (rr-EEG) has recently expanded in limited-resource settings and as a supplement to conventional EEG to rapidly detect and treat nonconvulsive status epilepticus. The study objective was to test the accuracy of an rr-EEG's automated seizure burden estimator (ASBE).
Methods: This is a retrospective observational study using multiple blinded reviewers.
Developing a Standardized Approach to Grading the Level of Brain Dysfunction on EEG.
J Clin Neurophysiol
September 2023
Purpose: To assess variability in interpretation of electroencephalogram (EEG) background activity and qualitative grading of cerebral dysfunction based on EEG findings, including which EEG features are deemed most important in this determination.
Methods: A web-based survey (Qualtrics) was disseminated to electroencephalographers practicing in institutions participating in the Critical Care EEG Monitoring Research Consortium between May 2017 and August 2018. Respondents answered 12 questions pertaining to their training and EEG interpretation practices and graded 40 EEG segments (15-second epochs depicting patients' most stimulated state) using a 6-grade scale.
Purpose: Continuous EEG can potentially be used as real-time brain telemetry for the early detection of neurologic decline. Scant literature on EEG changes related to elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) limits its use in this context.
Methods: Retrospective, observational case series of patients in whom we noted EEG changes correlating with a clinical concern for elevated ICP, measured or unmeasured.
Objectives: To compare electrographic seizures, hyperexcitable patterns, and clinical outcomes in lobar and deep intraparenchymal hemorrhage. Additionally, to characterize electrographic seizure and hyperexcitable pattern predictors in each group and determine seizure risk with thalamic involvement.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of new treatments on adult botulism patients in the U.S. by comparing hospital data from 1993-1994 and 2006-2007.
- In the later group, there were more admissions, a shift in gender prevalence towards men, and an increase in patients needing mechanical ventilation.
- Although lengths of stay and mortality rates did not significantly change, hospitalization costs rose substantially from an average of USD 83,623 to USD 126,092.