Correlates Between EEG Microstates and Clinical Characteristics of People With Stroke

Stroke has been considered one of the main causes of long-term disability in the adult population, and is no longer considered a disease of the elderly, since 2/3 of all strokes occur among people under 70 years of age. According to the Ministry of Health, stroke is responsible for 40% of early retirements, being one of the most important causes of mortality in Brazil. The electroencephalogram (EEG) has been shown to be a very useful tool in the study of functional status and for the diagnosis of brain damage and disorders. It is considered a simple, non-invasive test with high temporal resolution, being a method widely used in laboratories to non-invasively monitor brain activity.