Bedside EEG interface is controlled by a third of unresponsive patients; stroke imaging software gets CE mark

• Research Oct 22, 2026
  Bedside EEG brain-computer interface is controlled by 13 of 41 clinically unresponsive patients with acute brain injury
  Columbia University researchers reported Oct. 22 in Brain that 13 of 41 clinically unresponsive, critically ill patients with acute brain injury (32%) controlled a tone with a bedside EEG-based brain-computer interface (BCI). Four of 13 patients with BCI control (31%) and one of 28 without it (4%) recovered clinical consciousness by hospital discharge, and at 12 months six of 13 (46%) versus two of 28 (7%) had recovered functional independence. "EEG is used in clinical practice every day in the ICU," said Dr. Jan Claassen, who led the study, according to News-Medical.
  Sources: Brain, Brain (abstract page), News-Medical
• Technology Oct 22, 2026
  Methinks software that estimates ischemic core from noncontrast CT receives CE mark
  Methinks said Oct. 22 that its Methinks Ischemia software received a CE mark, according to NeuroNews International. The module estimates ischemic tissue on plain CT without CT angiography, CT perfusion or MRI, and an independent University of Iowa study found performance comparable to CT perfusion in estimating ischemic core volume, particularly beyond the six-hour window, the article said. The article gave no accuracy figures and did not mention Food and Drug Administration status.
  Source: NeuroNews International

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