Are eEG patterns compatible with nonconvulsive status epilepticus common in elderly patients with delirium : a prospective study with continuous EEG monitoring?
Electroencephalographic patterns compatible with NCSE are found in 28% of elderly with delirium when cEEG monitoring is performed. No clinical or paraclinical parameter can reliably distinguish elderly patients with delirium with or without patterns compatible with NCSE in the absence of cEEG monitoring. Elderly patients with delirium and patterns compatible with NCSE have significantly higher mortality rates and longer hospital stays.
The small systematic difference in penetration values between the supine and the weight-bearing positions is of no clinical or methodological importance.