Electroencephalography in acute head injury.
The established uses of standard and computerized EEG in acute head injury are outlined. Emphasis is placed on EEG correlation with level of consciousness, rostrocaudal deterioration, brainstem lesions, and prognosis. The utility of the standard EEG in seizures and toxic metabolic states accompanying severe head injury is also discussed.
Stone
J L
JL
Division of Neurosurgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL 60612.
Ghaly
R F
RF
Hughes
J R
JR
D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003128:Coma / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D011379:Prognosis; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted