SynthesisNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2021
Clinical utility of home videos for diagnosing epileptic seizures: a systematic review and practical recommendations for optimal and safe recording.
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- Video Recording Patients for Direct Care Purposes: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of International Empirical Studies and UK Professional Guidance.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
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- Development of a qualitative data analysis codebook for peri-ictal behavior in suspected functional seizures.Epilepsia · 2025Article
- Implementation of a digital health tool for seizure video transfer in a pediatric epilepsy center: A prospective pilot study.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2025Article
- Detection of epileptic spasms using foundational AI and smartphone videos.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Global Dynamic Impression for Differentiating Between Epileptic and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: A Feasibility Study.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
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- Understanding Functional Neurological Disorder: Recent Insights and Diagnostic Challenges.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Why functional neurological disorder is not feigning or malingering.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2023Review
- Improving nocturnal event monitoring in people with intellectual disability in community using an artificial intelligence camera.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2023Article
- EPIAMNE: A New Scoring System for Differentiating Transient EPIleptic AMNEsia from Transient Global Amnesia.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- A picture is worth a thousand words: A proposal to incorporate video into the evaluation of adults with intellectual or developmental disability living outside the home.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Pitfalls using smartphones videos in diagnosing functional seizures.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2021Article
- Patients With Epilepsy Who Underwent Epilepsy Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic Showed Less Depressive Tendencies.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Governance of the clinical pathway and management of the patient suffering from epilepsy and drug-resistant epilepsy.Global & regional health technology assessmentReview
- Evidence-Based Mind-Body Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Functional Neurological Disorder.Harvard review of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the present systematic revision is to analyze existing published reports about the use of home-videos recordings (HVRs) to support physicians in the differential diagnosis of paroxysmal seizure-like episodes (PSLE). We also developed practical recommendations in order to ensure adequate quality standards and safety advice for HVRs. MATERIAL AND
methodsA comprehensive search of PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar was performed, and results were included up to July 2020. All studies concerning the use of HVRs as a diagnostic tool for patients presenting PSLE were included.
resultsSeventeen studies satisfied all inclusion and exclusion criteria and were considered for the review. A consistent boost in diagnostic and clinical decision-making was reported across all studies in the literature. One study found that HVRs decreased the stress level in many families and improved their quality of life. Training in performing good-quality videos is necessary and increases the diagnostic value of HVRs.
conclusionsHVRs can be of diagnostic value in epilepsy diagnosis and management. HVRs are low cost, widespread, and may provide great support for neurologists. It is important to train patients and caregivers in performing good quality videos to optimize this useful tool and to guarantee safety standards during the recording.
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