Analysis of ambulatory EEG in 120 patients with epilepsy or atypical epilepsy
- VernacularTitle:120例癫痫及可疑癫痫患者临床与动态脑电图分析
- Author:
Yigang WANG
;
Shaoxian HUANG
;
Yi QI
;
Jun CHEN
;
Guanzhong HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
epilepsy, diagnosis, ambulatory electroencephalogram
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2005;11(7):574-574
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the clinical diagnostic value of ambulatory EEG (AEEG) in epilepsy and atypical epilepsy.MethodsThe monitoring of 24-hour AEEG were performed in 67 epileptic and 53 atypical epileptic.Results65.7% of epileptic cases presented abnormality, and 34.0% of atypical epilepsy. The 85.5% of epileptic form discharges were found in the stage of sleep, especially in the Ⅰor Ⅱstage of NREM. The main epileptic form discharges was sharp waves.ConclusionThe monitoring of 24-hour AEEG may play important role in the diagnosis of epilepsy or atypical epilepsy, but can do little in the classification and detecting the focus of epilepsy.
