High risk for seizures following subarachnoid hemorrhage regardless of referral bias

BACKGROUND: To investigate the frequency, predictors, and clinical impact of electrographic seizures in patients with high clinical or radiologic grade non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), independent of referral bias.

METHODS: We compared rates of electrographic seizures and associated clinical variables and outcomes in patients with high clinical or radiologic grade non-traumatic SAH. Rates of electrographic seizure detection before and after institution of a guideline which made continuous EEG monitoring routine in this population were compared.

RESULTS: Electrographic seizures occurred in 17.6 % of patients monitored expressly because of clinically suspected subclinical seizures. In unselected patients, seizures still occurred in 9.6 % of all cases, and in 8.6 % of cases in which there was no a priori suspicion of seizures. The first seizure detected occurred 5.4 (IQR 2.9-7.3) days after onset of subarachnoid hemorrhage with three of eight patients (37.5 %) having the first recorded seizure more than 48 h following EEG initiation, and 2/8 (25 %) at more than 72 h following EEG initiation. High clinical grade was associated with poor outcome at time of hospital discharge; electrographic seizures were not associated with poor outcome.

CONCLUSIONS: Electrographic seizures occur at a relatively high rate in patients with non-traumatic SAH even after accounting for referral bias. The prolonged time to the first detected seizure in this cohort may reflect dynamic clinical features unique to the SAH population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

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2014

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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Neurocritical care - 21(2014), 3 vom: 11. Dez., Seite 476-82

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

O'Connor, Kathryn L [VerfasserIn]
Westover, M Brandon [VerfasserIn]
Phillips, Michael T [VerfasserIn]
Iftimia, Nicolae A [VerfasserIn]
Buckley, Deidre A [VerfasserIn]
Ogilvy, Christopher S [VerfasserIn]
Shafi, Mouhsin M [VerfasserIn]
Rosenthal, Eric S [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 10.07.2015

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1007/s12028-014-9974-y

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NLM237281368