Quantitative Electroencephalography (EEG) Predicting Acute Neurologic Deterioration in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Case Series.

Neil K Munjal¹, Ira Bergman², Mark L Scheuer³, Christopher R Genovese⁴, Dennis W Simon¹, Christina M Patterson²

¹549368Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 6614UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

²Division of Child Neurology.

³Persyst Development Corporation, Solana Beach, CA, USA.

⁴6612Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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Abstract

Introduction: Continuous neurologic assessment in the pediatric intensive care unit is challenging. Current electroencephalography (EEG) guidelines support monitoring status epilepticus, vasospasm detection, and cardiac arrest prognostication, but the scope of brain dysfunction in critically ill patients is larger. We explore quantitative EEG in pediatric intensive care unit patients with neurolog…

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