Electroencephalography

Abstract

Electroencephalography (EEG) in critically ill patients allows for monitoring of cerebral function when a clinical examination is limited because of altered mental status or coma. Continuous EEG (cEEG) has increasingly been used to monitor critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Implementation of cEEG in the ICU presents a unique set of challenges, requiring special expertise and a multidisciplinary approach.