title: Clinical correlate of EEG rhythmicity.
abstract: The widespread use of the routine EEG in clinical practice was a major development in the treatment of patients with ill-defined spells thought to be epileptic. Not every finding on the EEG is suggestive of epilepsy, and the EEG is subject to over-interpretation, which may lead to misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment. Although supplemented by other procedures, the EEG remains a cost-effective and noninvasive way to diagnose spells. To enhance further the diagnostic use of the EEG, it is important to determine how strongly patterns are correlated with clinical seizures. The authors studied one EEG pattern, lateralized bursts of theta, and found the rhythmicity of the pattern to be most strongly correlated with seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and College of Computer and Information Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, U.S.A.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Nowack
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walczak
authors.forename: Abdorasool
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janati
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013826:Theta Rhythm