Critical Care EEG Monitoring Research Consortium

In order to position the Critical Care EEG Monitoring Research Consortium (CCEMRC) to be competitive for federal funding in support of large-­‐scale multicenter clinical trials, our overall aim for the next year is to harness our existing research infrastructure to collect preliminary data from 250 critically ill adults and children at consortium sites who undergo clinically indicated continuous video-­‐EEG (cEEG) monitoring. Our goal is to generate preliminary data to demonstrate feasibility and support the design of the four prospective studies detailed below. Participating consortium sites will enter data from consecutive patients undergoing clinically-­‐indicated cEEG monitoring regarding 1) the prevalence and risk factors for electrographic seizures and periodic/rhythmic EEG patterns among critically ill patients, and 2) current management of electrographic seizures and periodic/rhythmic EEG patterns in critically ill patients.