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Observational studyBioMed research international2020

Antiepileptic Drug Management in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Are Vascular Neurologists Utilizing Electroencephalograms? An Observational Cohort Study.

Rahul Rao, Dominique J Monlezun, Tara Kimbrough, Brian J Burkett, Alyana Samai, Sheryl Martin-Schild

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Observational study in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rahul RaoStroke Program, Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4401-192X
Dominique J MonlezunStroke Program, Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7671-1886
Tara KimbroughStroke Program, Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Brian J BurkettStroke Program, Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Alyana SamaiStroke Program, Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Sheryl Martin-SchildStroke Program, Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Tulane University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study examines the utility of electroencephalography (EEG) in clinical decision making in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients in regards to the prescription of antiseizure medications.

methodsPatients were grouped as having positive EEG (+) for epileptiform activity or negative EEG (-). These studies were no more than 30 minutes in length. Patients' charts were retrospectively reviewed for antiepileptic drug (AED) use before, during, and on discharge from AIS hospitalization.

resultsOf the 509 patients meeting inclusion criteria, 24 (4.7%) had a positive EEG. Patients did not significantly differ with respect to any demographic or baseline characteristics with the exception of prior history of seizure. In the EEG- group, AEDs were discontinued in only 3.5% of patients. In the EEG+ group, only 37.5% of patients had an initiation or change to their AED regimen within 36 hours of the study. 62.5% of the EEG+ group had a cortical stroke.

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ElectroencephalographyNeurologistsAcute DiseaseAgedCohort StudiesEpilepsyFemaleHumansIschemic StrokeMaleMultivariate Analysis

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PMID33415150
PMCPMC7769647
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