Timing May Influence the Success of Video EEG Monitoring

A family history of epilepsy, a prior interictal discharge on routine EEG, and a prior diagnosis of possible epilepsy also significantly increased the chance that a captured event would be EEG related. This result suggests a need for greater urgency in arranging video EEG monitoring for patients with these characteristics “to make the diagnosis and promptly initiate antiepileptic treatment,” Dr. Wirrell concluded.

—Michele G. Sullivan