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. 1980 Oct;43(10):941–947. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.43.10.941

Clinical and prognostic correlates of EEG in open-heart surgery patients.

K A Sotaniemi
PMCID: PMC490716  PMID: 7441274

Abstract

Sixty-five patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement were followed for one year by electroencephalography (EEG). Occurrence of delta or sharp wave disturbances of low frequency of dominant activity before operation was found to have prognostic significance. The degree of EEG change after operation correlated with clinical signs of cerebral involvement, and predicted the later course.

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