[Value of mobile long-term EEG in epileptology in childhood].
By means of a portable cassette recorder system (Medilog, Oxford Medical Electronics) the electroencephalograms of 31 children were recorded continuously over 24 up to 72 hours. In 6 epileptic children improvement of their anticonvulsive therapy were achieved. Of 25 children supposed to be epileptic 14 turned out to suffer from non-epileptic attacks; in 8 of them useless anticonvulsant therapy already had been installed and could be abolished. In 9 children the diagnosis remained uncertain, mainly because there were no seizure-like events throughout the registration period. Indications for and limitations of the long term EEG cassette recording are discussed on the basis of the available literature.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008134:Long-Term Care
Zum Stellenwert des mobilen Langzeit-EEG in der Epileptologie des Kindesalters.