TY - JOUR
T1 - EEG frequency during spike-wave discharges may predict treatment outcome in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies
AU - Benjamin, O.
AU - Colvin, P.
AU - Kibuuka, M.
AU - Alarcõn, G.
AU - Richardson, M.P.
AU - Terry, J.R.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We report findings concerning the relationship between electroencephalography (EEG) frequency during spike-and-wave discharges (SWDs) and response to treatment in 21 patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). We studied patients whose EEG contained SWDs lasting at least 4 s. Among these patients, two groups could be distinguished on the basis of a subtle difference in EEG frequency during the first 2 s of the burst. The two groups differed markedly in their clinical response to medication, with the group becoming seizure-free during the next 1–2 years showing a spike-wave onset frequency of >3.2 Hz, and those not seizure-free
AB - We report findings concerning the relationship between electroencephalography (EEG) frequency during spike-and-wave discharges (SWDs) and response to treatment in 21 patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). We studied patients whose EEG contained SWDs lasting at least 4 s. Among these patients, two groups could be distinguished on the basis of a subtle difference in EEG frequency during the first 2 s of the burst. The two groups differed markedly in their clinical response to medication, with the group becoming seizure-free during the next 1–2 years showing a spike-wave onset frequency of >3.2 Hz, and those not seizure-free
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03049.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03049.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0013-9580
VL - 52
SP - e45-e48
JO - Epilepsia
JF - Epilepsia
IS - 6
ER -