[Video-EEG in epilepsy diagnostics--when and why?].
Video-EEG (V-EEG) refers to the recording of video picture simultaneously with EEG. A major part of epilepsy patients have to be diagnosed without V-EEG. For a patient having recurrent seizures, the aim is to accomplish V-EEG recording during a seizure. Of the indications of V-EEG, the most important one is diagnosis and differential diagnosis of epilepsy. V-EEG is able to differentiate epileptic seizures from cardiogenic seizures, motor disorders or functional seizures, for example. Essential clinical indications include a more exact classification of epilepsies, evaluation of therapeutic response, and localization of the seizure focus prior to epilepsy surgery.
Mervaala
Esa
E
KYS:n kliinisen neurofysiologian yksikkö, KYS kuvantamiskeskus, Kuopio.
Mäkinen
Riikka
R
Peltola
Jukka
J
Eriksson
Kai
K
Jutila
Leena
L
Immonen
Arto
A
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D014741:Video Recording