Table 3 Electroencephalographic characteristics considered presumptive of sepsis-associated encephalopathy in seven patients.
Patient no. | Day | Sedative drugs and dosesa | RASS | NMB | Anticonvulsant | EEG duration (minutes) | Physiological sleep elementsb | Continuous slowing | Intermittent slowing | Predominant rhythm | Periodic epileptiform discharges | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | D6 | None | 0 | No | No | 37 | N/A, awake | Yes, diffuse | No | Theta | No | No |
6 | D7 | 1 (0.3)/2 (3.2) 3 (0.5)/4 (0.05) | −4 | No | No | 720 | 1, 2, 3 | Yes, diffuse | Yes, parietal, occipital, right | Delta | Yes, frontal, parietal, occipital, right | No |
12 | D4 | 3 (0.1) | 1 | No | No | 70 | Absent | Yes, diffuse | Yes, central and parietal, right | Delta/Theta | Yes, central, parietal | No |
13 | D2 | None | 0 | No | No | 422 | Spindles, bilateral | Yes, diffuse | No | Delta/Theta | No | No |
14 | D6 | 1 (0.06)/2 (0.6) 3 (0.09) | −1 | No | No | 600 | Spindles, bilateral | Yes, diffuse | No | Delta/Theta | Yes, frontal | No |
15 | D3 | 1 (0.07) 2 (0.78)/3 (0.6) | −3 | No | Phenobarbital, phenytoin | 364 | Spindles, bilateral | Yes, diffuse | Yes, temporal, right | Delta/Theta | No | No |
32 | D4 | 1 (0.3)/2 (3.1) 3 (0.14)/4 (0.27) | −5 | Yes | No | 117 | Spindles, right | Yes, diffuse | No | Delta/Theta | Yes, frontal | No |
