title: [24-hour sleep deprivation as a method of activating EEG signs in epilepsy].
abstract: In 195 patients with suspected epilepsy 24-hour waking was used as an activation method. Routine EEG tracings were normal in these cases (58%) or showed only non-characteristic changes (21%). In only 21% of cases typical seizure activity was visible. Typical epileptic changes were demonstrated after this activation in 43% of cases, that is twice as frequently. Seizure activity appeared usually at the time of somnolence and during light sleep, and 30-minute EEG recording was sufficient for its demonstration.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000502:physiology; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Jednodobowe czuwanie jako metoda aktywacji zapisu EEG w padaczce.