Predictors of a nondiagnostic epilepsy monitoring study and yield of repeat study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-79

  Robinson, Althea A ^a   Pitiyanuvath, Nataria ^a   Abou Khalil, Bassel W ^a   Wang, Lily ^a,b   Shi, Yaping ^a,b   Azar, Nabil J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy risk factors; Long term video electroencephalography monitoring; Nondiagnostic; Predictors; Routine electroencephalography; Yield of repeat study

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK FACTOR; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 79955632268     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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