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== Electroencephalogram == | == Electroencephalogram == | ||
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Findings on an EEG suggestive of epilepsy include: | An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Findings on an EEG suggestive of epilepsy include:<ref name=":0">{{cite book | last = Mattle | first = Heinrich | title = Fundamentals of neurology : an illustrated guide | publisher = Thieme | location = Stuttgart New York | year = 2017 | isbn = 9783131364524 }}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishnu Vardhan Serla M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Electroencephalogram
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Findings on an EEG suggestive of epilepsy include:[1]
| Epilepsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Generalized | Focal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tonic–Clonic Seizures | Absences | Focal Seizures without Altered Consciousness | Focal Seizures with Altered Consciousness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| synchronous generalized spikes and waves in all leads | bursts of synchronous, generalized
spike-and-wave activity at a frequency of approximately 3 Hz | localized epileptic activity over the seizure focus | temporal slow waves or spikes. In the interictal period/Normal EGG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Mattle, Heinrich (2017). Fundamentals of neurology : an illustrated guide. Stuttgart New York: Thieme. ISBN 9783131364524.