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Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurología
On-line version ISSN 2631-2581Print version ISSN 1019-8113
Abstract
RECASEN-LINARES, A et al. Utility Of Video EEG In A Pediatric Tertiary Hospital During 2015. Rev Ecuat Neurol [online]. 2018, vol.27, n.1, pp.56-61. ISSN 2631-2581.
Objective:
The aim was to evaluate the V-EEG usefulness in the differential diagnosis of epilepsy in a Third Level Children’s Hospital during 2015.
Materials and Methods:
A descriptive study was performed over 90 patients in this unit during 2015. The data was obtained from variables related to indications and results of V-EEG, which were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results:
Fifty three percent of the patients were male. The mean age was 7.7 years (SD ± 4.7 years). The time measured between the first seizure and the V-EEG recording was 4,3 years. Seventy two patients (80%) had epileptic seizures, 12 patients (13,3%) had nonepileptic seizures, while six children (6.7%) had no seizures during the V-EEG monitoring. Ninety three percent of all recordings were successful.
Conclusions:
It was demonstrated the usefulness of V-EEG monitoring for the differential diagnosis of epilepsy.
Keywords : Video-Electroencephalography; seizures; epilepsy; children; nonepileptic seizures; electroencephalography.
