What has changed in the utility of pediatric EEG over the last decade?

Leman Tekin ORGUN; Ebru ARHAN; Kürşad AYDIN; Tunzale RZAYEVA; Tuğba HIRFANOĞLU; AYŞE SERDAROĞLU

Makale detayları

What has changed in the utility of pediatric EEG over the last decade?

Yazarlar:

Leman Tekin ORGUN | Ebru ARHAN | Kürşad AYDIN | Tunzale RZAYEVA | Tuğba HIRFANOĞLU | AYŞE SERDAROĞLU

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 4, pp.786-793

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2018

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750638

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Özet:

 

Background/aim: We evaluated the utility of electroencephalography (EEG) in children with neurological conditions and compared  the results with those of our previous study on excessive uses of pediatric EEG, which was published in 2003. We also evaluated the  possibility of subsequent EEGs and satisfactory duration of EEG recordings according to EEG type and admission status. We also  evaluated the yield of varying durations of EEG recordings.  Materials and methods: All consecutive pediatric EEG records performed at Gazi University EEG laboratory during a 1-year period  were retrospectively reviewed. The indications of EEGs, the number of EEGs for each patient, condition and duration of EEG records,  and activation techniques were evaluated in terms of detection of abnormalities by EEG.  Results: We reviewed a total of 2045 EEGs in children aged 2 months-20 years. Of these, 776 were repeat EEGs (38%) and 485 recordings  were  ≥30 min (23.7%); 98% of EEG abnormalities appeared in the first 30 min. Overall, 90.5% of EEGs were ordered by a pediatric  neurologist. There were similar requests for numbers of EEGs, but the rate of abnormal EEGs (43.6%) was significantly higher when  compared to that of our previous study (36.2%).  Conclusion: The results of this study show that the utility of EEG becomes more selective and interpretation of pediatric EEG improves  depending on the increasing number of pediatric neurologists. A duration of 20-30 min of EEG recording is sufficient, on the condition  of inclusion of nREM sleep records.

Makale detayları

What has changed in the utility of pediatric EEG over the last decade?

Yazarlar: Leman Tekin ORGUN | Ebru ARHAN | Kürşad AYDIN | Tunzale RZAYEVA | Tuğba HIRFANOĞLU | AYŞE SERDAROĞLU

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 4, pp.786-793

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2018

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000750638

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Leman Tekin ORGUN | Ebru ARHAN | Kürşad AYDIN | Tunzale RZAYEVA | Tuğba HIRFANOĞLU | AYŞE SERDAROĞLU

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 4, pp.786-793

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2018

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750638

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144