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ArticleActa informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH2015

Interictal Electroencephalography (EEG) Findings in Children with Epilepsy and Bilateral Brain Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Smail Zubcevic, Maja Milos, Feriha Catibusic, Sajra Uzicanin, Belma Krdzalic

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Article in Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Smail ZubcevicPediatric Hospital, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Maja MilosPediatric Hospital, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Feriha CatibusicPediatric Hospital, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sajra UzicaninPediatric Hospital, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Belma KrdzalicPediatric Hospital, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
University of Sarajevo · BA

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Abstract

introductionNeuroimaging procedures and electroencephalography (EEG) are basic parts of investigation of patients with epilepsies.

aimThe aim is to try to assess relationship between bilaterally localized brain lesions found in routine management of children with newly diagnosed epilepsy and their interictal EEG findings. PATIENTS AND

methodsTotal amount of 68 patients filled criteria for inclusion in the study that was performed at Neuropediatrics Department, Pediatric Hospital, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, or its outpatient clinic. There were 33 girls (48,5%) and 35 boys (51,5%). Average age at diagnosis of epilepsy was 3,5 years.

resultsBoth neurological and neuropsychological examination in the moment of making diagnosis of epilepsy was normal in 27 (39,7%) patients, and showed some kind of delay or other neurological finding in 41 (60,3%). Brain MRI showed lesions that can be related to antenatal or perinatal events in most of the patients (ventricular dilation in 30,9%, delayed myelination and post-hypoxic changes in 27,9%). More than half of patients (55,9%) showed bilateral interictal epileptiform discharges on their EEGs, and further 14,7% had other kinds of bilateral abnormalities. Frequency of bilateral epileptic discharges showed statistically significant predominance on level of p<0,05. Cross tabulation between specific types of bilateral brain MRI lesions and EEG finding did not reveal significant type of EEG for assessed brain lesions.

conclusionWe conclude that there exists relationship between bilaterally localized brain MRI lesions and interictal bilateral epileptiform or nonspecific EEG findings in children with newly diagnosed epilepsies. These data are suggesting that in cases when they do not correlate there is a need for further investigation of seizure etiology.

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bilateral lesionsbrain MRIchildreninterictal EEG

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