Objective: To systematically review outcomes in comatose survivors after cardiac arrest and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Methods: The authors analyzed studies (1966 to 2006…

Forty-three patients who had sepsis and multiple organ failure (critical illness) were studied
prospectively to determine the incidence and severity of peripheral nerve function and to …

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a diffuse brain dysfunction that occurs secondary
to infection in the body without overt CNS infection. SAE is frequently encountered in …

Study objectives To objectively measure sleep in critically ill patients requiring mechanical
ventilation and to define selection criteria for future studies of sleep continuity in this …

The EEG allows insight into thalamocortical function in comatose patients when this is
inaccessible clinically. A single EEG can help with broad diagnostic categorization whereas …

To define the EEG and associated clinical features of septic encephalopathy. we studied 62
patients with positive blood cultures. Patients were divided into three clinical groups: …

A 55-year-old man collapses while jogging through the park. A bystander finds him unconscious
and without a pulse and initiates cardiopulmonary resuscitation while an ambulance is …

Background Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) is defined as continued seizures after 2 or 3
antiepileptic drugs have failed. Several intravenous agents have been used for RSE; …

4 2287 Sepsis - Young Page 1 98 Sepsis is the systemic response to microorganisms or
their toxins.There is abundant evidence that this response is produced by inflammatory …

Objective: To evaluate the possible role of the default mode network (DMN) in consciousness
and assess the diagnostic or prognostic potential of DMN connectivity measures in the …