ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES IN LIVER-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS - PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND REVIEW

This article reviews the central nervous system complications of ortho topic liver transplantation (OLT) and the contribution of EEG in their assessment. The utility of EEG in the evaluation of disturbances of t he level of consciousness, cerebrovascular disorders, infections, seiz ures, medication effects, and central pontine myelinolysis is discusse d. EEG may aid in the assessment of altered levels of consciousness, c orrelate a variety of behavioral manifestations, demonstrate the prese nce of subclinical seizure patterns, and monitor the treatment respons e, thus contributing to the management of the OLT patient.