title: [Intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring for patients with complicated epilepsy: our experience with the first 50 patients in the San Juan City Hospital].
abstract: This is a descriptive study with the purpose of reporting the most important clinical findings observed upon admission of the first fifty patients to the Epilepsy Intensive Monitoring Unit. For example: Reason for referral, history, distribution by age and sex, precipitating factors and diagnostic study findings. The utility of intensive monitoring is evidenced in the diagnosis and management of patients with complicated epilepsy and in the diagnosis of other neurologic conditions as are movement disorders; tics and other. With the use of this technic, 68% of the patients were correctly diagnosed, which provided for adequate recommendation of the optimal therapeutic regimen.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital de la Capital.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rivera Reyes
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Monitoría intensiva neurodiagnóstica para pacientes con epilepsia complicada: experiencia con los primeros cincuenta pacientes en el Hospital Municipal de San Juan.