PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mesraoua, Boulenouar
AU  - Wieser, Heinz G.
TI  - Non-convulsive seizures and non-convulsive status epilepticus monitoring in the intensive care unit. A real need for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
DP  - 2009 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 323--337
VI  - 14
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/4/323.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/4/323.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2009 Oct 01; 14
AB  - Continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU) is essential for detecting non-convulsive seizures/status epilepticus (NCSs, NCSE). Currently there exist a number of continuous EEG monitoring systems adapted for use in the ICU. However, these systems have been trained using EEG data collected from healthy, neurologically intact patients with epileptic seizures, a very different patient population from ICU patients. The review consists of 2 parts, clinical and technological aspects. In the first one, we summarize the electroencephalographic aspects of NCSs/NCSE and other EEG patterns encountered in the ICU. In the second part, we explain how to develop a novel cEEG monitoring system to be used in Hamad Medical Corporation ICUs, Doha, Qatar, that is able to detect pathological EEG patterns commonly occurring in the critically ill patient. Real-time monitoring of seizure discharges, and other pathological EEG patterns will allow correct diagnosis and adequate treatment in a timely fashion.