ArticleJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences2021
Electroencephalography findings in childhood epilepsy in a Saudi population: Yield, pattern and determinants of abnormality.
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- Electroencephalogram Utilization, Epileptiform Findings, and Associated Factors Among Children with Epilepsy in Southwestern Uganda: A 5-Year Retrospective Record Review.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2026Article
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objectiveThe study was designed to evaluate the yield, pattern, and factors that are independently associated with electroencephalography (EEG) abnormalities in childhood epilepsy in a Saudi population.
methodsWe characterised the features of the first EEG and evaluated the associated factors in children with epilepsy in a Saudi population. The features of interictal epileptiform discharges (interictal epileptiform activity (IEA)) adopted by the International Federation of Societies for Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology were used in the study.
resultA total of 756 paediatric patients, comprised of 427 men (56.5%) and 329 women (43.5%) with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy, underwent EEG. Clinically, seizure was generalised in 619 (81.9%) patients and focal in 137 (18.1%). Among the patients, 397 (52.51%) had an abnormal EEG, while EEG was normal in 359 (47.49%) patients. Seizure frequency, gender, family history of epilepsy, and age were independent predictors of the presence of EEG abnormalities.
conclusionThis study revealed a yield of 52% abnormal EEG findings in children with epilepsy. Age, gender, family history, and seizure frequency were independent predictors of the presence of EEG abnormalities in childhood epilepsy.
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