title: [The variability of the number and daily distribution of spike wave seizures in two 24-hour long-term EEG recordings made one shortly after the other].
abstract: 30 patients suffering from primary generalized epileptic seizures were investigated twice in intervals of 1-7 days by means of mobile long-term-EEG monitoring. The total number of paroxysms showed a variability from 53% to 187%, the time of maximum paroxysmal activity varied in between 2.76 hours to 5.40 hours for the whole group; the results for adults, children and patients with/without antiepileptic medication did not differ much. Our findings suggest, that the results of one single 24 hours long-term-EEG investigation must be interpreted with great caution.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik Wien.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeitlhofer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feucht
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deecke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants
vernacular_title: Die Variabilität der Anzahl und tageszeitlichen Verteilung von Spike wave-Paroxysmen in zwei kurz aufeinanderfolgenden 24-Stunden-EEG-Langzeitableitungen.