Long-term video-EEG in patients with frontal seizures. 2012

R Gandelman-Marton, and S Kipervasser, and M Y Neufeld
Epilepsy Clinic, Department of Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel. revitalgm@hotmail.com

The interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) yield of long-term video-EEG (LTVEEG) monitoring is increased compared to a single out-patient EEG, but was not studied specifically in frontal lobe epilepsy. Since IED recording can influence the length of monitoring when seizures are not recorded during LTVEEG, we aimed to assess the IED yield of LTVEEG recording in patients with frontal seizures. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 20 patients with frontal seizures during non-invasive LTVEEG in Tel Aviv Medical Center between 2003 and 2008 and compared them with the results of out-patient EEG. The study group included 11 (55%) men and 9 women aged 15-82 years (mean: 27 years). LTVEEG duration ranged between 4 and 29 days (mean: 14 days). IEDs were detected by each of the tests in eight (40%) patients. We conclude that non-invasive LTVEEG and out-patient EEG have a similar diagnostic yield for IEDs in patients with frontal seizures. Therefore, seizures remain the most relevant clinical outcome of LTVEEG.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D004569 Electroencephalography Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain. EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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