Posts by Brian L. Edlow, MD
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Detecting 'Covert Consciousness' in the ICU With TMS-EEG
At Massachusetts General Hospital, Brian Edlow, MD, is exploring the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG) for the accurate evaluation of 'covert consciousness,' consciousness that cannot be assessed using conventional bedside behavioral examination.
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Ethical Implications of Neuroimaging That Detects Covert Consciousness
Michael J. Young, MD, MPhil, Brian L. Edlow, MD, and colleagues recently published a rich history of the neuroethics of disorders of consciousness (DoC) with special attention to the ethics of using functional MRI and EEG to detect covert consciousness.
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Functional MRI Detects Intact Brain Network in Patient Unresponsive After COVID-19
Clinicians should exercise caution before presuming a poor neurologic outcome of COVID-19 based on EEG or structural MRI.
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Novel Brain Mapping Confirms Disruption of Ascending Arousal Network in Acute Traumatic Coma
High-angular-resolution diffusion imaging of comatose patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury supports the current concept that coma in such patients is caused by subcortical injury to the ascending arousal network.
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fMRI and EEG May Find Signals of Consciousness Earlier in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
The rate of misclassification of unconsciousness can be as high as 40%. A Mass General team studied using fMRI and EEG to better identify patients with unconsciousness in the ICU.
Biography
Dr. Edlow received his B.A. from Princeton University and M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine internship at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), followed by neurology residency and neurocritical care fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and BWH. He is currently a critical care neurologist at MGH, where he is Associate Director of the Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Director of the Laboratory for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness, and Director of Critical Care Research Neuroimaging. He devotes clinical time to the MGH Neurosciences ICU, Acute Stroke Service, and TeleStroke Service. His clinical interests include traumatic brain injury, coma and disorders of consciousness.
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