Revue d'électroencéphalographie et de neurophysiologie clinique
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Rev Electroencephalogr Neurophysiol Clin · Jul 1979
[Assisted ventilation of newborn infants during sleep. Study of factors modifying adaptation to ventilation].
During sleep, of ventilated newborns and young infants, spontaneous respiratory movements may occur, unrelated to the ventilation impulsions. The respiratory pattern is then classified as "active". On the contrary, the respiratory pattern is classified as "passive", when all respiratory movements are related to the ventilation insufflation. ⋯ A rapid rate of ventilation (superior to 30/minute) is rarely related to an active respiration; a slow rate of ventilation seems favor this respiratory pattern. It is clear that adaptation to artificial ventilation is better during quiet sleep than during active sleep. Some physiopathological considerations are developed.
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Rev Electroencephalogr Neurophysiol Clin · Apr 1985
[Value of cassette-recorded long-term 8-channel EEG monitoring in status epilepticus--technical note].
Prolonged EEG-taped recording is a significant recent improvement in technique, with the 8 channels providing the possibility of exploration of the whole scalp. First used for ambulatory monitoring, it was also tested in comatose patients with status epilepticus. The advantages are: the the good quality of the EEGs even after recording continuously for many days, and without drawback for intensive nursing; the help in recognizing infraclinical seizures, often misunderstood by the nursing staff, and the control of treatment; the participation in prospective chronobiological studies.
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Rev Electroencephalogr Neurophysiol Clin · Oct 1977
["Spike focus" during the evolution of febrile convulsion: an electrophysiological and clinical study of 35 patients (author's transl)].
Out of 500 patients with febrile convulsions, 41 were found to have a spike focus on E. E. G., 35 of these were then followed up. ⋯ In 35 patients the focus disappeared, in 45 p. 100 within a year and in 88 p. 100 within 3 years. Following the disappearance of the focus, generalised sharp wave activity was seen in 30 p. 100 cases, all 35 children being under treatment. All the seizures with the exception of two children who have become epileptic were benign rendering long term anticonvulsant therapy unnecessary.
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Rev Electroencephalogr Neurophysiol Clin · Apr 1985
[Treatment of status epilepticus in the adult. Retrospective analysis of 192 cases treated in intensive care units].
The results of therapy have been analyzed in a series of 192 patients admitted for status epilepticus over 7 years in two intensive care units. Most (142 cases without any prior epilepsy) corresponded to secondary forms. In 2/3 of the cases, the patients were admitted because of failure of benzodiazepines and/or phenobarbitone. ⋯ Chlormethiazole often succeeds in controlling convulsive status which has proved refractory to other treatment. Supportive management is mandatory: 52% of patients required respiratory assistance. Fatalities (36%) exclusively correspond to the underlying cerebral conditions and systemic disorders.