1. Quantitative EEG evaluation in patients with acute encephalopathy.
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Braga AS, Assis BD, Ribeiro JT, Polla PM, Pereira BJ, Fonseca RG, and Betting LE
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- Acute Disease, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Diseases physiopathology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Young Adult, Brain Diseases mortality, Electroencephalography methods
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the use of quantitative EEG (qEEG) in patients with acute encephalopathies (AEs) and EEG background abnormalities., Method: Patients were divided into favorable outcome (group A, 43 patients) and an unfavorable outcome (group B, 5 patients). EEGLAB software was used for the qEEG analysis. A graphic of the spectral power from all channels was generated for each participant. Statistical comparisons between the groups were performed., Results: In group A, spectral analysis revealed spectral peaks (theta and alpha frequency bands) in 84% (38/45) of the patients. In group B, a spectral peak in the delta frequency range was detected in one patient. The remainder of the patients in both groups did not present spectral peaks. Statistical analysis showed lower frequencies recorded from the posterior electrodes in group B patients., Conclusion: qEEG may be useful in the evaluations of patients with AEs by assisting with the prognostic determination.
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- 2013
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