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Does continuous EEG monitoring improve seizure control?

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Continuous EEG monitoring in intensive care units seems to affect physicians' decisions regarding prescription of anticonvulsant drugs. We are just beginning to understand what the EEG patterns mean and to learn whether and when these prescribing changes matter.

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Figure 1: Alterations to anticonvulsant prescriptions following EEG recordings in the Kilbride et al. study.1

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Lesser, R. Does continuous EEG monitoring improve seizure control?. Nat Rev Neurol 5, 581–582 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.151

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