Electroencephalogram in Childhood Neurological Disorders | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 10, Volume 44, Issue 1, July 2011, Pages 371-379 PDF (628.12 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2011.16415 | ||
| Author | ||
| Wael Hayel Khreisat | ||
| Queen Rania al Abdullah Hospital for Children King Hussein Medical Center Royal Medical Services Amman. Jordan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim of the study: The present study was done to obtain a baseline for clinical indications of EEG in children and to evaluate the Electroencephalography (EEG) findings in children with various acute, chronic CNS disorders and non epileptic events. Patients and methods: The Electroencephalography (EEG) records of 250 patients were studied, which was done at neurophysiology departments of Queen Rania AL-Abdullah Hospital for children in Jordan. For each patient underwent EEG record the following data were recorded, age, sex, source of referral ( in patient department or out patient ) , reason for Electroencephalography (EEG) , diagnostic impressions and clinical presentation , the result of the EEG examinations and clinical correlation between the seizure type and EEG finding . Results: Males slightly outnumbered females: 55% males. The majority of cases sent for EEG fell between 6-12 years , Total of 63.2 % of all referrals for EEG were from outpatient clinic while in patients account for 36.8%. pediatric neurology department referrals being highest 28.8 %, the majority of diagnosis at referral were suspected epilepsy (80%), epileptiform EEG abnormalities was detected in ( 32%) , Over all 64 % the EEG records were normal , All EEG records of children with syncope , headache were normal . Conclusion and recommendation: We conclude that there are many unnecessary routine EEG recordings in children; Investigation of epilepsy and acute encephalopathies appear to be the most valuable indications for routine pediatric EEG. EEG can help in classified of the seizure, finding a way to reduce EEG requests is request | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Epilepsy; Electroencephalography; paroxysmal event | ||
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