TY - JOUR
T1 - Ambulatory electroencephalogram in children
T2 - a prospective clinical audit of 100 cases
AU - Hussain, Nahin
AU - Gayatri, Neti
AU - Blake, A.
AU - Downey, L.
AU - Seri, Stefano
AU - Whitehouse, William P.
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PY - 2013/9/1
Y1 - 2013/9/1
N2 - Ambulatory electroencephalogram has been used for differentiating epileptic from nonepileptic events, recording seizure frequency and classification of seizure type. We studied 100 consecutive children prospectively aged 11 days to 16 years that were referred for an ambulatory electroencephalogram to a regional children's hospital. Ambulatory electroencephalogram was clinically useful in contributing to a clinical diagnosis in 71% of children who were referred with a range of clinical questions. A diagnosis of epileptic disorder was confirmed by obtaining an ictal record in 26% and this included 11 children that had previously normal awake and or sleep electroencephalogram. We recommend making a telephone check of the current target event frequency and prioritising those with typical events on most days in order to improve the frequency of recording a typical attack.
AB - Ambulatory electroencephalogram has been used for differentiating epileptic from nonepileptic events, recording seizure frequency and classification of seizure type. We studied 100 consecutive children prospectively aged 11 days to 16 years that were referred for an ambulatory electroencephalogram to a regional children's hospital. Ambulatory electroencephalogram was clinically useful in contributing to a clinical diagnosis in 71% of children who were referred with a range of clinical questions. A diagnosis of epileptic disorder was confirmed by obtaining an ictal record in 26% and this included 11 children that had previously normal awake and or sleep electroencephalogram. We recommend making a telephone check of the current target event frequency and prioritising those with typical events on most days in order to improve the frequency of recording a typical attack.
UR - http://www.pediatricneurosciences.com/article.asp?issn=1817-1745;year=2013;volume=8;issue=3;spage=188;epage=191;aulast=Hussain
U2 - 10.4103/1817-1745.123660
DO - 10.4103/1817-1745.123660
M3 - Article
C2 - 24470809
SN - 1817-1745
VL - 8
SP - 188
EP - 191
JO - Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
JF - Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
IS - 3
ER -