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+This DATSETNAMEreadme.txt file was generated on 2021-08-21 by Sean Hwang
+
+GENERAL INFORMATION
+
+1. Title of Dataset: EEG Abnormalities and their Radiographic Correlates in a COVID-19 Inpatient Cohort
+
+2. Author Information
+	A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
+		Name: Sean Hwang
+		Institution: Northwell
+		Address: 300 Community Dr, Manhasset, NY 11030
+		Email: shwang2@northwell.edu
+
+
+3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) : 2020-03 to 2020-06
+
+4. Geographic location of data collection : New York Region, USA
+
+5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: None
+
+
+SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION
+
+1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: None
+
+2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Neurology: Clinical Practice 
+
+3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: None
+
+4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: None
+
+5. Was data derived from another source? No
+	A. If yes, list source(s): 
+
+6. Recommended citation for this dataset: NEURCLINPRACT/2020/069075
+
+
+DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
+
+1. File List: data finalized version - dryad 8-24-2021.csv
+
+2. Relationship between files, if important: none
+
+3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: age/sex
+
+4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? yes/no
+	A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated: no
+		i. Why was the file updated? 
+		ii. When was the file updated? 
+
+
+METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
+
+1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: retrospective chart analysis entered to redcap
+
+2. Methods for processing the data: none
+
+3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: no
+
+4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: no
+
+5. Environmental/experimental conditions: no
+
+6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: manual review
+
+7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: 
+Sean T. Hwang, MD; Ahmad A. Ballout, MD; Anup N. Sonti; Amitha Kapyur; Claudia Kirsch, MD; Neeraj Singh, MD; Noah Markowitz; Derek Chong, MD; Tung Ming Leung, PhD
+
+DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME]
+<repeat this section for each dataset, folder or file, as appropriate>
+
+1. Number of variables: 
+
+2. Number of cases/rows: 
+
+3. Variable List: 
+<list variable name(s), description(s), unit(s)and value labels as appropriate for each>
+Number ID;	
+Focal IED (interictal epileptiform discharges on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+LPD	(lateralized periodic discharges on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+GPD	(generalized periodic discharges on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Focal Sz	(focal seizures on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Gen Sz	(genearlized seizures on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+SE	(status epilepticus on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Triphasic	(triphasic discharges on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Burst Supp	(burst suppression on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Discontinous	(discontinuity on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Focal slow	(focal slowing on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+LRDA	(lateralized rhythmic delta activity on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+GRDA/FIRDA	(generalized rhythmic delta activity with frontal predominance on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Mild Slowing	(mild background slowing on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Moderate Slowing	(moderate background slowing on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Severe Slowing	(severe background slowing on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Diffuse Attn	(diffuse attenuation on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Normal	(normal EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Any IED/Ictal	(any interictal epileptiform discharges or ictal abnormalities on EEG), 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Expired (1) vs D/c (0)	
+Epilepsy Hx (history), 1: present, or 0 or blank: not present
+Chronic imaging abnormality only, 1: present, or 0 or blank: not present	
+No imaging abnormality, 1: present, or 0 or blank: not present	
+Acute Imaging 	abnormality, 1: present, or 0 or blank: not present
+Chronic Imaging   abnormality, 1: present, or 0 or blank: not present	
+Chronic Nonspecific  abnormality, 1: present, or 0 or blank: not present	
+nrad Descriptions	(neuroradiographic descriptions)
+Imaging	(type description if CT only, no MRI)
+Focal IED Expired (If Focal IED present and patient expired) 1: occurred, 0 or blank: did not occur	
+LPD expired	(If LPD present and patient expired) 1: occurred, 0 or blank: did not occur
+GPD and expired	(If GPD present and patient expired) 1: occurred, 0 or blank: did not occur
+Triphasics expired	(If triphasics present and patient expired) 1: occurred, 0 or blank: did not occur
+Sz expird	(If seizures present and patient expired) 1: occurred, 0 or blank: did not occur
+SE expired	(If status epilepticus present and patient expired) 1: occurred, 0 or blank: did not occur
+Any epileptiform expired	(If any interictal epileptiform discharges or ictal abnormalities present and patient expired) 1: occurred, 0 or blank: did not occur
+No epileptiform expired	(If no interictal epileptiform discharges or ictal abnormalities present and patient expired) 1: occurred, 0 or blank: did not occur
+Abnormal movements	(main indication for EEG) 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Encephalopathy	(main indication for EEG) 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Coma	(main indication for EEG) 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Focal neuro deficit	(main indication for EEG) 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Seizure	(main indication for EEG) 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Focal IED localization	(descriptive localization of EEG abnormality)
+Mech Ventilated?	(mechanically ventilated) 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+IV Sedative GTT?	(IV sedative infusion) 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+ASM/AED?	(antiseizure medication/antiepileptic drug being given) 1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Metabolic Abnormality?	1: present, 0 or blank: not present
+Type of Metabolic Abn	(descriptive type)
+cEEGs	1: done, 0 or blank: not done
+rEEGs	1: done, 0 or blank: not done
+rm-EEG  1: done, 0 or blank: not done
+
+4. Missing data codes: 0 or blank: none
+
+5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: see above