Role of short term out patient video electroencephalography in diagnosis of paroxysmal disorders

To distinguish epileptic seizures from non epileptic paroxysmal events, we often use video electroencephalography [EEG] recording. Long term video electroencephalography recording for inpatients is of good value, but, it necessitates much resources [financial and manpower]. There is some evidence suggesting that short term video EEG [STVEEG] is useful, but its role in practice has yet to be evaluated. To assess the usefulness of STVEEG in the diagnosis of different paroxysmal disorders and classifying epilepsy if present. Thirty sex patients had STVEEG recordings [for 2 hours] during a 15 months period. A diagnostic event was recorded in 21 of 36 [58.3%] within the first 2 hours of monitoring: PNES [n =11], epilepsy [n=5], and other paroxysmal disorders e.g. syncope, hemifacial spasm, movement disorder [n=5]. STVEEG is a useful diagnostic technique in diagnosis of different paroxysmal disorders and it can be used as a successful screening test for saving other resources like prolonged inpatient video EEG recording

Early detection of neurological involvement in Behcet's disease: electrophysiological, study

Several studies have been done to characterize the pattern of neurological involvement in Behcet's disease with neurological involvement. Multi modal neurophysiological studies to characterize cases with non-neurological involvement have not been yet done. The work was to study the electroencephalography pattern [EEG] and evoked potentials abnormalities that may help to diagnose sub-clinical neurological involvement inpatient with Behcet's disease. The study included 29 patients with Behcet's disease [18 male and 11 female] with a male to female ratio 3:2, their mean age was 32.4 years [ranged from /4-48 year] and the duration of the illness ranged from one year to sixteen years [mean 3.76 year]. The patient group was compared with 25 age and sex matched healthy normal control group. Electroencephalography [EEG] was done for the studied patients it was abnormal in 69%., Visual evoked potential [VEP] was done for 22 patients; it was abnormal in 9 [41%] of the cases., Brain stem auditory evoked potential [BAEP] was done for 22 patients, it was abnormal in 5 patients [22.7%]. Somato-sensory evoked potential [SSEP] was done for 18 patients; it was abnormal in 3 patients [16.6%]