The prevalence of seizures in comatose children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A prospective video‐EEG study

Abstract

The lower prevalence of epileptic seizures and the shorter length of ICU stay in children compared to adults and neonates suggest a different spectrum of disease and neurologic response. Short-duration v-EEG in patients with a history of prior seizures, epilepsy, or clinical events suspected to be seizures seems more appropriate than routine v-EEG in all comatose children in the pediatric ICU.