ENCEPHALOPATHIC EEG PATTERNS

Course overview

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) IS USEFUL IN EVALUATING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC ENCEPHALOPATHIES. THE PRIMARY ROLE IS IN DIFFERENTIATING THE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SEIZURES. THE VARIOUS PATTERNS DETECTED WITH AN EEG IN ENCEPHALOPATHIES ARE SENSITIVE BUT USUALLY NOT SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR ETIOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS EEG ENCEPHALOPATHIC PATTERNS AND EXPLAINS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH VARIOUS ENCEPHALOPATHIC STATES.