title: What can EEG-video monitoring do for you and your patients?
abstract: Epilepsy is a common condition. In most cases, treatment with medications is satisfactory. When antiepileptic drugs fail to control the seizures, further evaluation may be warranted. EEG-video monitoring can allow a definitive diagnosis of epileptic seizures to be made by differentiating epileptic events from paroxysmal symptoms that can be mistaken for seizures (i.e., pseudoseizures). In addition, it usually allows one to accurately diagnose the seizure type, facilitating selection of the best possible treatment. Occasionally, surgery may be a therapeutic option in patients with intractable seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Benbadis
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis; D014743:Videotape Recording