Epilepsy

Researchers from University of California discuss findings in epilepsy

Published in Medical Device Business Week, February 6th, 2008

In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To determine whether nonconvulsive electrographic post-traumatic seizures result in increases in intracranial pressure and microdialysis lactate/pyruvate ratio. Prospective monitoring with retrospective data analysis."

"Single center academic neurologic intensive care unit. Twenty moderate to severe traumatic brain injury patients (Glasgow Coma Score 3-13). Continuous electroencephalography and cerebral microdialysis were performed for 7 days after injury. Ten patients had seizures and were compared with a matched cohort of traumatic brain injury patients without seizures. The seizures were...

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Source: Medical Device Business Week (2008-02-06)

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