Diagnostic Value of Video-Electroencephalogram in Children with Epilepsy
- VernacularTitle:视频脑电图监测对癫癎的诊断价值
- Author:
yu-fen, LI
;
li, ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
epilepsy;
video-electroencephologram;
child
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
1992;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the practicle value of video-electroencephalogram(VEEG)in diagnosis of epilepsy in childhood.Methods One hundred and sixty-six children diagnosed as epilepsy group and 49 children suspected to be epilepsy(suspicious epilepsy group) were monitored with VEEG instrument(PI VEEG 400-C) for 3-4 hours under the state of awaking and sleeping and with all kinds of evoked tests.Results Among 166 cases of epilepsy group,124(74.5%) patients were confirmed as epilepsy,clinical seizures were observed in 26 cases of suspicious epilepsy group,6(23.1%) cases were identified as non-epileptic attacks;Among 49 cases,13((26.5%)) patients were confired as epilepsy,clinical seizures were observed in 16 cases,13(81.3%) cases were identified as non-epileptic attacks.Seizure types were difined in 99 of 137(72.3%) children with epileptic discharges,and epileptic syndromes were defined in 43((30.6%)) of them.Conclusion VEEG can provide accurate and reliable information in diagnosis and classification of epilepsy.
