Quantitative Infrared Pupillometry in Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
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Quantitative Infrared Pupillometry in Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Jana Godau1,2* , Claudia Bierwirth1, Johannes Rösche1,3 and Julian Bösel1 © 2020 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature and Neurocritical Care Society
Abstract Background: Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is a frequent disorder in neurocritical care and diagnosing it can be challenging. NCSE patients often show altered pupil function, but nature and extent may vary. Infrared pupillometry allows detection of subtle changes of pupil function. The neurological pupil index (NPi) is considered a surrogate marker of global pupil function which is supposed to be independent of absolute parameters such as the pupil diameter. Objective: Cross-sectional observational study to assess whether NPi is altered in NCSE. Methods: 128 consecutive adult emergency patients who had experienced a suspected seizure, have not reached their prior functional level regarding level of consciousness, mental status or focal deficits, had no obvious clinical signs of status epilepticus and had an EEG indication as determined by the treating clinician for exclusion of NCSE were examined by routine EEG and pupillometry. Exclusion criteria were ocular comorbidity (n = 21) and poor EEG quality (n = 4). Pupillometry was performed once directly before the beginning of EEG recording. NCSE diagnosis (no NCSE, possible NCSE and confirmed NCSE) was established according to Salzburg consensus criteria blinded to pupillometry results. Group comparison was performed for right NPi, left NPi, lowest NPi of both sides (minNPi) and the absolute difference of both sides (diffNPi) applying non-parametric testing. In post-hoc analysis, receiver operating characteristics (ROC) of NCSE diagnosis (combined confirmed NCSE and possible NCSE) were performed for minNPi and diffNPi. Results: From 103 patients included in the final analysis, 5 (4.9%) had confirmed NCSE, 7 (6.8%) had possible NCSE. Right NPi (p = 0.002), left NPi (p
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