ArticleClinical neurophysiology practice2020
Electroencephalographic (EEG) features of encephalopathy in the setting of Covid-19: A case series.
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- COVID-19-Associated Encephalopathy: Systematic Review of Case Reports.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe Covid-19 pandemic is a global challenge presenting clinicians with an evolving diagnostic landscape. We sought to describe EEG findings observed from local experience in a typical case series of patients with severe Covid-19.
methodsTen cases of Covid-19 were identified in whom EEG recordings had been made during the course of admissions to Bristol hospitals which had required intensive care. Electro-clinical correlation between the EEG and available medical history, imaging and laboratory investigation results was explored.
resultsThe predominant EEG features in severe Covid-19 are of generalised symmetrical slowing, consistent with encephalopathy.
conclusionsThe presence of focal disturbances or irritative abnormalities may be a pointer away from a pure encephalopathy and warrant further investigation. SIGNIFICANCE: A growing range of neurological sequelae from Covid-19 are now recognised to be common amongst patients hospitalised by with this condition, being seen to affect approximately one third of such cases. Electroencephalography has a unique place in the diagnostic work-up of impaired consciousness, a frequent feature of severe Covid-19. However, there is currently a paucity of literature describing typical EEG findings in this setting.
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