Periodic eye opening and swallowing movements associated with post-anoxic burst-suppression EEG pattern.
We report a video-electroencephalogram study of a 50-year-old woman who developed a clinical picture consisting of stereotyped periodic eye opening followed by eye closing, with or without swallowing movements, after a prolonged cardiopulmonary arrest. These movements were associated with a burst-suppression pattern on the electroencephalogram. [Published with video sequences].
Fernández-Torre
José L
JL
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (IFIMAV), Santander, Cantabria, Spain. jlfernandez@humv.es
Calleja
Jesús
J
Infante
Jon
J
D001767:Blinking / Q000502:physiology*; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D020195:Epilepsy, Reflex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000503:physiopathology