Stimulus-induced generalized XXXX : an unrecognized EEG pattern in refractory @entity159 .

@entity1 @entity198 @entity1313 @entity75 @entity772 @entity302 @entity143 @entity99 @entity159
PURPOSE: To report an unrecognized EEG pattern occurring in @entity1 with @entity772 with @entity159 ( @entity159 ) treated with thiopental and characterized by a high amplitude generalized sharp wave that was induced by isolated or repetitive low frequency photic or tactile stimulation (stimulus-induced generalized @entity302 ). METHODS: Review of clinical and EEG records of 4 @entity1 with stimulus-induced generalized @entity302 identified among @entity1 admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) of our institution who underwent EEG monitoring between July 2011 and January 2013. RESULTS: Four @entity1 had refractory @entity159 secondary to @entity99 , @entity1313 , immunomediated @entity75 , or anti- @entity143 @entity198 . All of them were treated with several antiepileptic drugs and anesthetics, but stimulus-induced generalized @entity302 were only recorded after control of @entity159 with thiopental. The discharges occurred without associated clinical manifestations. Two @entity1 died in the ICU, and two had a favorable outcome. Stimulus-induced generalized @entity302 were not recorded in 240 critically ill @entity1 admitted to the ICU who had an EEG recorded during this period. Twenty-two of them were in @entity159 , and only one was treated with thiopental. CONCLUSIONS: Stimulus-induced generalized @entity302 is an EEG pattern occurring in @entity1 with @entity159 treated with thiopental. The clinical relevance and pathophysiology of stimulus-induced generalized @entity302 remain to be clarified.
