Usefulness of single-channel amplitude-integrated electroencephalography for continuous seizure monitoring in infancy: a case report.
We continuously monitored clustered seizures using single-channel amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) in a 6-month-old girl with probable benign partial epilepsy in infancy (BPEI). The patient was admitted with clustered seizures, and aEEG using three disposable electrodes was started by a non-expert pediatrician. During the recording, seven seizures were detected. The last seizure was nearly overlooked on clinical observation, but was later confirmed on the basis of aEEG findings. The efficacy of antiepileptic drugs could also be objectively assessed from aEEG findings. Our results show that aEEG is useful for the continuous monitoring of seizures even in older children.
Okumura
Akihisa
A
Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. okumura@juntendo.ac.jp
Komatsu
Mitsutaka
M
Kitamura
Tomohiro
T
Matsui
Kotoko
K
Sato
Toshihiko
T
Shimizu
Toshiaki
T
Watanabe
Kazuyoshi
K
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
D000927:Anticonvulsants