Assessing the Yield of Reduced Duration-EEG Recordings in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor:	Agarwal N; Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Raipur, IND., Jain R; Pediatric Neurology, Fortis Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Jul 10; Vol. 16 (7), pp. e64233. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 10 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.64233
Abstrakt:	Introduction An EEG is an important tool in the diagnosis of neurological diseases. Performing an EEG on children can be challenging due to their tendency to not cooperate for the recommended duration. We aim to optimize the duration of EEG recording in children by finding the optimal duration of recording. Materials and methods A single-center prospective observational study was done after appropriate ethical clearance. Children aged 0-14 were recruited and examined, and the recommended EEG was done. Data were collected and analyzed. Results Of the 112 EEGs analyzed, 29 EEGs were normal, i.e., no diagnostic anomaly was noticed. In the remaining 83 EEGs, if the duration of the EEG was reduced to 20 minutes, it resulted in missing the diagnostic anomaly in 20 cases (24.1%; 95% CI: 11.2%-26.2%). Reducing the duration of the EEG recording to 10 minutes resulted in missing 63 of the diagnostic anomalies (75.9%; 95% CI: 46.6%-65.6%). Of the 86 drug-induced EEGs, 22 were normal (25.6%; 95% CI: 16.8%-36.1%). Of the 24 routine EEGs, seven were normal (29.2%; 95% CI: 12.6%-51.1%). Of the two sleep-deprived EEGs, neither was normal (0.0%; 95% CI: 0.0%-84.1%). Conclusion In our study, we observed that optimization of the duration of EEG recording can be done to 20 minutes in all populations. We also observed that if we find a diagnostic abnormality early during EEG recording, then continuation of the EEG may not be necessary to make a valid report. Having said so, having a negative EEG may not necessarily rule out a diagnosis. We did not find the superiority of any of the EEG protocols over others, as their yield was comparable. Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Institutional ethical committee of Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, India issued approval (IEC code no.: 2018-008TH-22). Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (Copyright © 2024, Agarwal et al.)
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