title: [The significance of EMG artefacts in isoelectric EEG].
abstract: Five potential organ donors showed muscle artefacts during isoelectrical EEG recording. The electromyographic examination revealed MUAP activity occurring as doublets, triplets and quadruplets. All patients had normal blood chemistry except reduced CO2 and increased O2 partial pressures. We assume that the recorded "tetaniform" muscle activity is due to hyperexcitability of the nerve membrane caused by artificial hyperventilation.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik Wien.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeitlhofer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Auff
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wessely
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deecke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014019:Tissue Donors
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung von EMG-Artefakten im isoelektrischen EEG.