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The tragedy of over|read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy


The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy.

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy

A major contributor to the misdiagnosis of epilepsy is the tendency to over-read normal tracings as abnormal.

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy

In fact, the wrong diagnosis of seizures is sometimes based solely on the 'abnormal' EEG. Reasons for the common overinterpretation of normal.

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy

Potential solutions include defining and ensuring EEG competency for neurologists who read EEGs and providing a confirmatory reading by an EEGer, ...

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy

PDF | On Mar 1, 2010, Selim R Benbadis published Editorial: The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy | Find, read and cite all the ...

Overintepretation of EEGs and misdiagnosis of epilepsy - PubMed

The overinterpretation of EEGs is a known problem that has not been reported specifically. The authors report a series of EEGs on patients who were ...

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy.

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy. Expert Rev Neurother. 2010; 10(3):343 (ISSN: 1744-8360). Benbadis SR. Major Subject Heading(s) ...

(PDF) Overintepretation of EEGs and Misdiagnosis of Epilepsy

The overinterpretation of EEGs is a known problem that has not been reported specifically. The authors report a series of EEGs on patients who were ...

The Dangers of Over-Reading an EEG

Approximately 30% of patients seen in specialized epilepsy clinics or admitted for EEG-video monitoring for “refractory seizures” do not have epileptic ...

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy · List of references · Publications that cite this publication.

EEG Training for Neurologists Is Inadequate - Epilepsy Foundation

Specifically, EEGs tend to be “over-read” as abnormal when they are normal, resulting in wrong diagnoses of seizures and epilepsy. This is ...

Value of re-interpretation of controversial EEGs in a tertiary epilepsy ...

In the year of the trial the EEG department was involved in the diagnostic process of 609 new patients. In 206 of them (one third of the patients) conflicting ...

The role of EEG in patients with suspected epilepsy - Benbadis - 2020

Since 2014, the ILAE classification (Fisher et al., 2014; Fisher et al., 2005 allows for the diagnosis of epilepsy after a single seizure if a ...

The misdiagnosis of epilepsy

The risks of a false negative diagnosis of epilepsy must be appraised against the also significant risks of a ... Over-interpretation of EEGs and misdiagnosis of.

Full article: Reversing the myth of phase reversals

In addition to this, clinicians may be prone to over-read EEGs as they feel missing a diagnosis of epilepsy is riskier than over-diagnosing [Citation5]. Perhaps ...

What if the EEG is Normal? - Epilepsy Foundation

The normal EEG does not mean that the neurologist was wrong in saying that you had a seizure. Keep taking the seizure medicine that was prescribed.

The misdiagnosis of epilepsy: Appraising risks and managing ...

The risks of a false negative diagnosis of epilepsy must be appraised against the also significant risks of a false positive diagnosis. Keywords.

Psychogenic (Non-Epileptic) Seizures - USF Health

The tragedy of over-read EEGs and wrong diagnoses of epilepsy. Expert Rev Neurother. 2010;10:343. Benbadis SR, et al. Interrater reliability of EEG-video.

The Role of EEG in the Erroneous Diagnosis of Epilepsy - OUCI

The consequences can be serious for both patients and physicians. Errors in neurology are often because of the overemphasis on "tests" over the clinical picture ...

Diagnostic Yield of Routine EEG in Adults with Active Epilepsy

It is reported that IIEAs are present in 30-50% of rEEG recordings and that the cumulative yield increases on serial testing to 80-90% by the third rEEG1-4. If ...