Teaching NeuroImages: Acute generalized suppression on continuous EEG heralds clinical and radiologic deterioration
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Teaching NeuroImages: Acute generalized suppression on continuous EEG heralds clinical and radiologic deterioration.
A 79-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital following 2 generalized tonic clonic seizures and a large right intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). She deteriorated 72 hours later, losing her right pupillary reflex. A CT scan at that time showed stable ICH volume with effacement of the right suprasellar cistern, concerning for impending herniation. Interestingly, her continuous EEG (cEEG) showed a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000001490