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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
7
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-7-24
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The duration of an ambulatory electroencephalogram (aEEG) necessary to record epileptic seizures was studied in neurological patients. A total of 2221 aEEG recordings were made for 2035 inpatients. Ambulatory EEG lasting 1 to 8 days (mean, 1.6 days) included seizures or typical undiagnosed symptomatic attacks in 750 recordings (34%), and 266 of them were epileptic in origin. Symptomatic attacks without simultaneous EEG discharges were exhibited in 27% of the epileptic patients. Of the total number of epileptic seizures, 81% were encountered during the first 24 hours, an additional 10% during the next 24 hours, and 7% during the third 24-hour period. Our conclusion was that, in patients exhibiting epileptic seizures during the aEEG recording, the diagnosis will be confirmed by a 2-day recording in the vast majority of the cases.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jul
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| pubmed:issn |
0003-9942
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
47
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
799-800
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1990
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Efficacy of a 1- to 3-day ambulatory electroencephalogram in recording epileptic seizures.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Vaajasalo Hospital, Kortejoki, Finland.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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