{"title":"Reconsidering the management and prognostic implications of myoclonus and status epilepticus post-cardiac arrest.","authors":"Pia De Stefano","doi":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110754","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Status epilepticus and myoclonus are frequent findings in post-cardiac arrest patients. While traditionally associated with poor outcomes, emerging evidence highlights scenarios where aggressive and tailored interventions may alter prognosis. This paper critically evaluates the definitions, diagnostic challenges, and therapeutic strategies for SE and myoclonus in this context. It highlights the necessity of standardized EEG-based evaluations to refine prognostic models and guide treatments. The findings advocate for a nuanced approach integrating EEG background and patterns, their evolution, and clinical assessments, offering a path forward in addressing the complexities of post-cardiac arrest encephalopathy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10671,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":"2110754"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Neurophysiology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110754","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Status epilepticus and myoclonus are frequent findings in post-cardiac arrest patients. While traditionally associated with poor outcomes, emerging evidence highlights scenarios where aggressive and tailored interventions may alter prognosis. This paper critically evaluates the definitions, diagnostic challenges, and therapeutic strategies for SE and myoclonus in this context. It highlights the necessity of standardized EEG-based evaluations to refine prognostic models and guide treatments. The findings advocate for a nuanced approach integrating EEG background and patterns, their evolution, and clinical assessments, offering a path forward in addressing the complexities of post-cardiac arrest encephalopathy.
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As of January 1999, The journal Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, and its two sections Electromyography and Motor Control and Evoked Potentials have amalgamated to become this journal - Clinical Neurophysiology.
Clinical Neurophysiology is the official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Brazilian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Czech Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Italian Clinical Neurophysiology Society and the International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology.The journal is dedicated to fostering research and disseminating information on all aspects of both normal and abnormal functioning of the nervous system. The key aim of the publication is to disseminate scholarly reports on the pathophysiology underlying diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system of human patients. Clinical trials that use neurophysiological measures to document change are encouraged, as are manuscripts reporting data on integrated neuroimaging of central nervous function including, but not limited to, functional MRI, MEG, EEG, PET and other neuroimaging modalities.