Handbook of ICU EEG monitoring / edited by Suzette M. LaRoche.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

LaRoche, Suzette.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electroencephalography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Electroencephalography.

Critical care medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Critical care medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 338 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical Pub., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Handbook of ICU EEG Monitoring addresses a wide range of technical and clinical issues involved in successfully monitoring critically ill patients to detect seizure activity and prevent serious nervous system impairment. Divided into five sections, the handbook covers image acquisition and other technical considerations, clinical indications, EEG interpretation, treatment, and practical and administrative concerns such as billing and coding and report generation. Written by leading experts in this emerging field, the chapters are brief and formatted for maximum utility with bulleted text, pear

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations List; I: Technical Issues; 1. Equipment for EEG Acquisition and Review; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; Additional Reading; 2. Electrodes and Montages; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; Additional Reading; 3. Networking, Remote Monitoring, and Data Storage; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; Acknowledgment

4. Staffing an ICU EEG Monitoring UnitKey Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; II: Indications; 5. Status Epilepticus; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; Additional Reading; 6. Ischemic Stroke; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics: Seizures and Ceeg After Stroke; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; Additional Reading; 7. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References

Additional Reading8. Intracranial Hemorrhage; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; Additional Reading; 9. Encephalitis and Other CNS Infections; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; 10. Traumatic Brain Injury; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; Additional Reading; 11. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Adults; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References

12. Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Neonatal and Pediatric PopulationKey Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; 13. Prognosis; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; Additional Reading; 14. EEG Monitoring Outside of the Neuro ICU; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; 15. EEG Monitoring in the Pediatric ICU; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References

16. Special Considerations for Neonatal PatientsKey Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; ADDITIONAL READING; III: EEG Interpretation; 17. Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; 18. Encephalopathy and Coma; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics; III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions; References; Additional Reading; 19. Lateralized Periodic Discharges; Key Points; I. Background; II. Basics

III. Further Considerations/Remaining Questions

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61705-078-4

OCLC:

827347978