. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 10.

Published in final edited form as: Neurocrit Care. 2012 Dec;17(3):441–467. doi: 10.1007/s12028-012-9747-4

Table 1.

Potential modalities for neuromonitoring in patients recovering from drowning

Modality	Invasive	Frequency	Expertise required
Neurologic examination	No	Intermittent	Minimal expertise
EEG	No	Intermittent or Continuous	Neurophysiology
CT	No	Intermittent	Imaging support
MRI	No	Intermittent	Imaging support
SSEP	No	Intermittent	Neurophysiology
ICP	Yes	Continuous	Neurosurgical/ advanced skill set

EEG electroencephalography, CT computerized tomography, MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, SSEP somatosensory evoked potentials, ICP intracranial pressure the development of novel therapies