Mobile long-term EEG monitoring in generalized seizure disorders of different etiology

European Neurology
H OffenbacherH Lechner

Abstract

Eighteen EEG long-term recordings were carried out in patients with generalized fits of different etiologies using a mobile 4-channel monitoring system in order to observe individual patterns of epileptic activity. In patients with idiopathic tonic-clonic seizures (A) no connection of frequency of spike-wave bursts with the sleep-wakefulness cycle was observed. In patients suffering from fits of organic nature (B) a peak of paroxysms was obtained in the hours before sleep onset, whereas in patients with absence seizures (C) a maximum was found in the morning hours after awakening. In patients with idiopathic fits (tonic-clonic and absence seizures) the minimum of bursts was observed in REM sleep, whereas stage 0 (tonic-clonic) and stage 1 (absence) were most prone to discharges. Patients with secondary generalized epilepsy had most spike-wave bursts in deep sleep. In the absence seizure group the transitional periods within the light non-REM-sleep stages were more susceptible to paroxysms than the retained stages. In patients with idiopathic grand mal seizures, the highest frequency of paroxysmal discharges was found during time spent awake in the night when retained over a longer period of time. The group including cases with ...Continue Reading

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