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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 Apr;32(2):87–95. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000166

Table 1.

Common neurological, medical, and surgical conditions associated with high likelihood of recording seizures on CCEEG

Adults Children References
Post convulsive status epilepticus 48% 26–57% (DeLorenzo, Waterhouse et al. 1998, Tay, Hirsch et al. 2006, Abend, Gutierrez-Colina et al. 2011, Williams, Jarrar et al. 2011, Abend, Wusthoff et al. 2013, Sanchez Fernandez, Abend et al. 2014)
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage Any seizure: 10–19% NCSE: 3– 13% (Dennis, Claassen et al. 2002, Claassen, Mayer et al. 2004, Claassen, Hirsch et al. 2006, Little, Kerrigan et al. 2007, Claassen, Albers et al. 2014, O’Connor, Westover et al. 2014, Westover, Shafi et al. 2014)
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage 16–23% 11–100% (Vespa, O’Phelan et al. 2003, Jette, Claassen et al. 2006, Saengpattrachai, Sharma et al. 2006, Tay, Hirsch et al. 2006, Claassen, Jette et al. 2007, McCoy, Sharma et al. 2011, Greiner, Holland et al. 2012, Kirkham, Wade et al. 2012, Kurtz, Gaspard et al. 2014, Payne, Zhao et al. 2014, Westover, Shafi et al. 2014)
Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury 18–33% 14–70% (Vespa, Nuwer et al. 1999, Claassen, Mayer et al. 2004, Jette, Claassen et al. 2006, Ronne-Engstrom and Winkler 2006, Abend, Gutierrez-Colina et al. 2011, Williams, Jarrar et al. 2011, Schreiber, Zelleke et al. 2012, Abend, Arndt et al. 2013, Arndt, Lerner et al. 2013, Hasbani, Topjian et al. 2013, Sanchez, Arndt et al. 2013, Payne, Zhao et al. 2014)
Central nervous system infections 10–33% 16–100% (Claassen, Mayer et al. 2004, Jette, Claassen et al. 2006, Saengpattrachai, Sharma et al. 2006, Tay, Hirsch et al. 2006, Carrera, Claassen et al. 2008, Abend, Gutierrez-Colina et al. 2011, Williams, Jarrar et al. 2011, Gwer, Idro et al. 2012, Schreiber, Zelleke et al. 2012, Abend, Arndt et al. 2013, Payne, Zhao et al. 2014, Westover, Shafi et al. 2014)
Recent neurosurgical procedures 23% 71% (Claassen, Mayer et al. 2004, Payne, Zhao et al. 2014, Westover, Shafi et al. 2014)
Brain tumors Any seizure: 23–37% NCSE: 9– 12% 19–66% (Jette, Claassen et al. 2006, Abend, Gutierrez-Colina et al. 2011, Greiner, Holland et al. 2012, Kirkham, Wade et al. 2012, Abend, Arndt et al. 2013, Marcuse, Lancman et al. 2014, Westover, Shafi et al. 2014)
Acute ischemic stroke 6–27% 20–71% (Vespa, O’Phelan et al. 2003, Claassen, Mayer et al. 2004, Jette, Claassen et al. 2006, Saengpattrachai, Sharma et al. 2006, Abend, Gutierrez-Colina et al. 2011, McCoy, Sharma et al. 2011, Greiner, Holland et al. 2012, Kirkham, Wade et al. 2012, Sanchez, Carpenter et al. 2013, Kurtz, Gaspard et al. 2014, Payne, Zhao et al. 2014, Westover, Shafi et al. 2014)
Hypoxic-ischemic injury following cardiac or respiratory arrest, with or without therapeutic hypothermia 10–59% 16–79% (Claassen, Mayer et al. 2004, Jette, Claassen et al. 2006, Tay, Hirsch et al. 2006, Abend, Topjian et al. 2009, Abend, Gutierrez- Colina et al. 2011, Kawai, Thapalia et al. 2011, Williams, Jarrar et al. 2011, Mani, Schmitt et al. 2012, Rittenberger, Popescu et al. 2012, Abend, Arndt et al. 2013, Crepeau, Rabinstein et al. 2013, Knight, Hart et al. 2013, Legriel, Hilly-Ginoux et al. 2013, Sanchez, Arndt et al. 2013, Payne, Zhao et al. 2014, Sadaka, Doerr et al. 2014, Westover, Shafi et al. 2014)
Sepsis-associated encephalopathy 32% 58% (Oddo, Carrera et al. 2009, Abend, Arndt et al. 2013)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) 21% (Piantino, Wainwright et al. 2013)
Epilepsy Related 33–39% 11–71% (Claassen, Mayer et al. 2004, Jette, Claassen et al. 2006, Saengpattrachai, Sharma et al. 2006, Tay, Hirsch et al. 2006, Hyllienmark and Amark 2007, Abend, Gutierrez-Colina et al. 2011, McCoy, Sharma et al. 2011, Abend, Arndt et al. 2013, Westover, Shafi et al. 2014) Hyllienmark 2007 McCoy 2011