Sensitivity of electroencephalogram in the diagnosis of epilepsy among patients attending a neuropsychiatric hospital in Northern Nigeria
| Autor: | Shehu Sale |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Future studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry 030231 tropical medicine General Medicine Electroencephalography medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Epilepsy 0302 clinical medicine Informed consent medicine Outpatient clinic Psychiatric hospital Northern nigeria Male to female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Pyramid Journal of Medicine. 3 |
| ISSN: | 2612-2332 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/pjm.2020.79 |
| Popis: | Electroencephalography (EEG) is an essential adjunct in management of epilepsy. While some studies reported that EEG has a high sensitivity in detecting epileptic seizures, others disagree. Therefore, it is important to know sensitivity of this important procedure in our setting. This was a cross-sectional study carried out from 2015 to 2018. Participants were patients attending the outpatient clinic of a psychiatric hospital to achieve care for epileptic seizures. Ethical clearance was obtained prior to the conduct of this study. In addition, informed consent was obtained from each patient or their caregivers. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20. The study involved 177 participants aged 2-70 years (median = 17 years). The male to female ratio was 2:1. The mean duration of illness was 7.8±5.8 (range = 1-35 years). Sensitivity of EEG was 70.6%. There was no difference between either age, gender or duration of illness and probability of having an abnormal EEG. EEG is sensitive in the diagnosis of epilepsy in our setting. Future studies should focus on factors influencing sensitivity of EEG in diagnosis of epilepsy. |
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