title: Follow-up of 14 abnormal electroencephalograms in asymptomatic U.S. Air Force Academy cadets.
abstract: The electroencephalogram (EEG) has been used as a screening test for certain military occupations in the past. This is a 10-15 year follow-up study of 14 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets who were classified as having abnormal disqualifying EEGs with spikes or spike-waves and/or focal spikes drawn from 2,947 asymptomatic U.S. Air Force Academy cadets screened from 1965-69. None of these 14 subjects developed a seizure disorder. The military value of the screening EEG is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D012306:Risk; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States