title: [24-hour electroencephalography monitoring in children: analysis of 403 cases].
abstract: 24-hour EEG monitoring was performed in 403 children with repeated seizure of various types. The positive rate was 82.7% for defined epilepsy. Epileptic discharges mainly occurred in NREM stage and focal discharges accounted for 69%. More than 70% of the children suspected of epilepsy were excluded from epileptic seizures. 24-hour EEG monitoring is of significant value in determining seizure characteristics, epilepsy types, the relations between epilepsy and sleep and between clinical seizures and EEGs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, First Hospital, Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology