title: QEEG prognostic value in acute stroke.
abstract: The objective of our study is to determine the predictive value of QEEG in patients suffering from an acute ischemic cerebral stroke. Twenty-eight patients were studied within the first 72 hours of clinical evolution of middle cerebral artery territory ischemic stroke. Thirty-seven QEEG recordings were obtained: 13 in the first 24 hours after cerebral stroke onset, 9 between 24-48 hours and 15 between 48-72 hours. Absolute Energies (AE) were the QEEG selected variables for statistical analysis: first, AE Z values were calculated using the Cuban QEEG norms, then the maximum and minimum AE Z values were selected within each frequency band and total power. The medians of the five neighboring Z values were also chosen. Regression models were estimated using the RANKIN scores as dependent variables and the selected QEEG variables as independent, then outcome predictions at hospital discharge and 3 months later were calculated. Percentages of concordance and errors between the estimated and real outcome scores were obtained. Alpha and theta AE were the best predictor for short-term outcome and delta AE for long-term outcome. We conclude that QEEG performed within the first 72 hours of ischemic stroke might be a powerful tool predicting short- and long-term outcome.
authors.affiliation: Havana Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Cuba.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cuspineda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galán
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Llopis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Portela
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Manero
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Avila
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors