title: Intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring.
abstract: Intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring is useful in the diagnosis and classification of epileptic seizures and other paroxysmal disorders. The correlation of clinical/behavioral data, EEG events, and serum prolactin levels may clarify the type(s) of epileptic seizures and may distinguish epileptic seizures from non-epileptic events. Serial determinations of AED's may assist in the detection of problems with AED compliance and with drug interactions which complicate the patient's management.
authors.affiliation: Roper Hospital Epilepsy Unit, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Pritchard
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D011388:Prolactin