Posts by Eric S. Rosenthal, MD
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Minimally Invasive Electrocorticography, Continuous EEG Do Not Reliably Detect Spreading Depolarizations
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found that electrocorticography recorded with a conventional subdural strip electrode, electrocorticography recorded with a minimally invasive intraparenchymal electrode, and continuous scalp EEG were all unsatisfactory for identifying spreading depolarizations.
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Peak Epileptiform Activity Burden Linked to Neurologic Outcome in a Range of Hospitalized Patients
When neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital used a computational neural network to review continuous EEG data on 1,967 medical, neurologic, and surgical patients, peak EA burden, but not the cumulative burden, was independently associated with very poor neurologic outcomes and death.
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Epileptiform Abnormalities Predict Long-term Outcome After Subacute Hemorrhage
Clinicians in the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital found that new or worsening epileptiform abnormalities on continuous EEG have a strong, lasting association with poor functional outcome after nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, suggesting they may guide therapy.
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EEG Can Be Used to Predict Successful Weaning from Anesthetics in Refractory Status Epilepticus
Quantitative measures of functional connectivity on continuous EEG predicted success in weaning patients with refractory status epilepticus from intravenous anesthetics.
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Why Mass General Neurologists Are Animated About Big Data
Neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital are using big data and machine learning to make better and more informed decisions on patient care.
Biography
Eric S. Rosenthal, MD, serves as Associate Director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he directs the Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training Program and the MGH Critical Care Neuromonitoring Program.
Dr. Rosenthal devotes clinical time in the MGH Neurosciences ICU, on the MGH Acute Stroke Service, as part of the MGH Telestroke Service, and as part of the Epilepsy Service. His clinical interests include traumatic brain injury (TBI), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), acute stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and seizure disorders in critically ill patients, including status epilepticus.
Dr. Rosenthal performs clinical research on innovative approaches that individualize patient care by integrating existing neuromonitoring tools with novel noninvasive methods such as quantitative electroencephalography (EEG), electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) optical monitoring.
Dr. Rosenthal graduated from Harvard Medical School, the Harvard/Partners Neurology Residency Training Program, and the MGH/BWH/Harvard Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training Program.