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Unified EEG terminology and criteria for nonconvulsive status epilepticus
Author(s) -
Beniczky Sándor,
Hirsch Lawrence J.,
Kaplan Peter W.,
Pressler Ronit,
Bauer Gerhard,
Aurlien Harald,
Brøgger Jan C.,
Trinka Eugen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/epi.12270
Subject(s) - electroencephalography , status epilepticus , terminology , context (archaeology) , epilepsy , computer science , artificial intelligence , medicine , neuroscience , psychology , biology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy
Summary The diagnosis of nonconvulsive status epilepticus ( NCSE ) relies largely on electroencephalography ( EEG ) findings. The lack of a unified EEG terminology, and of evidence‐based EEG criteria, leads to varying criteria for and ability to diagnose NCSE . We propose a unified terminology and classification system for NCSE , using, as a template, the S tandardised C omputer‐based O rganised R eporting of EEG ( SCORE ). This approach integrates the terminology recently proposed for the rhythmic and periodic patterns in critically ill patients, the electroclinical classification of NCSE (type of NCSE ) and the context for the pathologic conditions and age‐related epilepsy syndromes. We propose flexible EEG criteria that employ the SCORE system to assemble a database for determining evidence‐based EEG criteria for NCSE .