How Long Does It Take to Make an Accurate Diagnosis in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit?

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-217

  Friedman, David E ^a   Hirsch, Lawrence J ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Epileptic seizures; Epileptiform discharges; Insurance; Length of stay; Nonepileptic seizures; Video EEG monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349783404     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181b2f2da     Document Type: Article

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