Epilepsy electroencephalogram (EEG)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on epilepsy electroencephalogram (eeg): Indications This is done to support the diagnosis and establish the seizure type Sleep EEG or sleep-deprived EEG are indicated if the standard EEG is not helpful Abnormalities indications Video electroencephalogram (EEG):…
Indications
- This is done to support the diagnosis and establish the seizure type
- Sleep EEG or sleep-deprived EEG are indicated if the standard EEG is not helpful
Abnormalities indications
Video electroencephalogram (EEG): indications
References
- The epilepsies: the diagnosis and management of the epilepsies in adults and children in primary and secondary care. NICE Clinical Guideline [CG137]. January 2012.
- Pohlmann-Eden B, Beghi E, Camfield C, Camfield P. The first seizure and its management in adults and children. BMJ 2006; 332:339-342.
- Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth G, et al. Practice parameter: evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology 2007; 69:1996-2007.
- Asadi-Pooya AA, Farazdaghi M, Shahpari M. Clinical significance of bilateral epileptiform discharges in temporal lobe epilepsy. Acta Neurol Scand 2021; 143:608-613.
- Cascino GD. Clinical indications and diagnostic yield of video-electroencephalographic monitoring in patients with seizures and spells. Mayo Clin Proc 2002; 77:1111-1120.
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