Study of ambulatory EEG in patients with sleep epilepsy
- VernacularTitle:睡眠性癫患者动态脑电图的研究
- Author:
Xiangqing WANG
;
Senyang LANG
;
Yan LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
epilepsy;
sleep;
ambulatory EEG
- From:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
1988;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the feature of epileptiform discharges during day and night in patients with sleep epilepsy and its diagnosis value. Methods Ambulatory EEG (AEEG) was performed continuously for 24 hours in 91 patients with sleep epilepsy. The frequency of epileptiform discharges in wake phase and sleep phase were analyzed. Results Epileptiform discharges were observed in 71 patients. 4 patients showed epileptiform discharges only in wakefulness, 41 only in sleep and 26 both in wakefulness and sleep. 34 patients showed epileptiform discharges only in stage 1 and 2 of NREM sleep, and 33 patients displayed epileptiform discharges in whole cycle of sleep. Seizure frequency in the patients with epileptiform discharges in wakefulness was higher than those without epileptiform discharges or with epileptiform discharges in sleep (both P
