An assessment of 24-hour ambulatory EEG/ECG monitoring in a neurology clinic

The relative merits of 24-hour ambulatory EEG/ECG monitoring and routine EEG recording have been compared in a group of 62 patients attending a neurological clinic because of episodes of loss of consciousness. Overall, ambulatory EEG abnormalities were detected in 21 cases (34%) compared with 16 cas...

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1985-02, Vol.48 (2), p.107-110
Main Author: Cull, R E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Electrocardiography - methods
Electrodiagnosis. Electric activity recording
Electroencephalography - methods
Epilepsy - diagnosis
Female
Functional Laterality - physiology
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Nervous system
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Summary:The relative merits of 24-hour ambulatory EEG/ECG monitoring and routine EEG recording have been compared in a group of 62 patients attending a neurological clinic because of episodes of loss of consciousness. Overall, ambulatory EEG abnormalities were detected in 21 cases (34%) compared with 16 cases (26%) for routine EEG. Ambulatory EEG mainly improved the detection of generalised paroxysmal activity, but in some cases lateralised abnormalities were detected which were not present on the routine record. Patients who reported clinical attacks once a week or more frequently showed an improved yield of diagnostic abnormalities on ambulatory EEG, but the technique did not prove superior to routine EEG if attacks were less frequent. The indications for, and limitations of, ambulatory EEG monitoring are discussed.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.48.2.107