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Electrophysiologic monitoring in neurointensive care.

Curr Opin Crit Care

April 2001

University and City Hospital Neuroanesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, Divisions of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pz Stefani, 1, 37124 Verona, Italy.

Cumulative evidence of potential benefits of electroencephalography (EEG) and evoked potentials in the management of patients with acute cerebral damage has been confirmed. Continuous EEG monitoring is the best method for detecting nonconvulsive seizures and is strongly recommended for the treatment of status epilepticus. Continuously displayed, validated quantitative EEG may facilitate early detection of secondary cerebral insults and may play a decision-making role in the management of patients with head injury, stroke, or subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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