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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[EEG]] should be performed as soon as possible and can detect: focal sharp waves or spikes ([[focal epilepsy]]) and bilateral/generalized epileptiform activity (generalized [[epilepsy]]).
==Electroencephalogram==
==Electroencephalogram==
An isolated abnormal electrical activity recorded by an [[electroencephalography]] examination without a clinical presentation is called subclinical seizure. They may identify background epileptogenic activity, as well as help identify particular causes of seizures.
[[EEG]] should be performed as soon as possible and can detect:<ref name="pmid30704683">{{cite journal| author=Johnson EL| title=Seizures and Epilepsy. | journal=Med Clin North Am | year= 2019 | volume= 103 | issue= 2 | pages= 309-324 | pmid=30704683 | doi=10.1016/j.mcna.2018.10.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30704683  }} </ref>
 
* Focal sharp waves or spikes ([[focal epilepsy]])
* Bilateral/generalized epileptiform activity (generalized [[epilepsy]])
 
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]

Overview

EEG should be performed as soon as possible and can detect: focal sharp waves or spikes (focal epilepsy) and bilateral/generalized epileptiform activity (generalized epilepsy).

Electroencephalogram

EEG should be performed as soon as possible and can detect:[1]

  • Focal sharp waves or spikes (focal epilepsy)
  • Bilateral/generalized epileptiform activity (generalized epilepsy)

References

  1. Johnson EL (2019). "Seizures and Epilepsy". Med Clin North Am. 103 (2): 309–324. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2018.10.002. PMID 30704683.