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Area of Science:

  • Neurophysiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society introduced new definitions in the 2021 Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology.
  • Cyclic alternating pattern of encephalopathy (CAPE) describes alternating EEG background activity patterns in critically ill patients.
  • CAPE shares similarities with the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), an EEG phenomenon in normal non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, known as a biomarker of sleep instability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the similarities and differences between CAPE and CAP.
  • To leverage existing CAP expertise to enhance understanding of CAPE.
  • To emphasize the need for standardized CAPE assessment in critically ill patients.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on cyclic alternating patterns in sleep and critical care EEG.
  • Comparative analysis of CAPE and CAP features.
  • Discussion on the impact of confounding factors like anesthetic agents on CAPE assessment.

Main Results:

  • CAPE is defined as spontaneously alternating EEG background activity patterns.
  • CAPE exhibits significant similarities to the naturally occurring CAP in NREM sleep.
  • Standardized CAPE assessment is crucial for determining its prevalence and clinical relevance.

Conclusions:

  • While NREM sleep elements have known prognostic value in critical care, the clinical importance of CAPE requires further elucidation.
  • The prognostic significance of CAPE in critically ill patients remains to be determined.
  • Understanding CAPE is essential for interpreting EEG findings in critical care settings.