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Conclusions: EEG monitoring in children undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest is safe and feasible. Electrographic seizures and status epilepticus are common in this setting but are often not detectable by clinical observation alone. The EEG background often evolves over time, with milder abnormalities improving and more severe abnormalities worsening.
BS = burst suppression; CA = cardiac arrest; CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation; DD = developmental delay; FEN = fentanyl; FOS = fosphenytoin; HIE = hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; LEV = levetiracetam; LZP = lorazepam; MDZ = midazolam; NCS = nonconvulsive seizures; NCSE = nonconvulsive status epilepticus; NPV = negative predictive value; PB = phenobarbital; PED = periodic epileptiform discharge; PICU = pediatric intensive…

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