Electroencephalogram and first episode afebrile seizure in children

Authors

  • Aniruddha Ghosh Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Maya Mukhopadhyay Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Swapan Mukhopadhyay Department of Pediatric Neurology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171586

Keywords:

Children, EEG, Electroencephalogram, Epilepsy, First Seizure

Abstract

Electroencephalogram has long been an integral part of evaluation of a child with first episode of afebrile seizure. Several studies have backed up its routine use in pediatric neurology till date and management guidelines also have adopted it. But as evidences are accumulating, it has been shown that some researchers are opining against its routine use due to reasons like need for sedation in uncooperative smaller children, inter-observer variability, abnormal tracings found in normal children, normal tracings observed in epileptic children etc. In this article authors have tried to discuss evidences showing different aspects of the debates in support and against the use of electroencephalogram in first afebrile seizure episode in children.

Author Biographies

Aniruddha Ghosh, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Department of Pediatric Medicine

Resident

Maya Mukhopadhyay, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Department of Pediatrics

Professor and Ex-Head of the Department

Swapan Mukhopadhyay, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Department of Pediatric Neurology

Professor

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2017-04-26

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Ghosh, A., Mukhopadhyay, M., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2017). Electroencephalogram and first episode afebrile seizure in children. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(5), 1726–1732. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171586

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