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Equipment Setup and Artifact Removal for Simultaneous Electroencephalogram and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Clinical Review in Epilepsy
Published on: June 23, 2023
[Transient cognitive impairment during generalized or diffuse epileptiform EEG discharges]
Lineu Corrêa Fonseca1, Gloria M A S Tedrus, Diana Toselo Lalloni
1Faculdade de Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, SP, Brasil. lineu.fonseca@uol.com.br
Abstract:
Epileptiform EEG discharges (EED) are a frequent finding in people with epilepsy, and may occur in other clinical conditions. Formal testing during EEG recording may demonstrate transitory cognitive impairment (TCI). Thirty patients (27 with epilepsy) with generalized or diffuse EED on a previous examination were studied. The interaction between EED and cognitive tasks was evaluated on subsequent EEG. The numbers of correct or incorrect answers were compared with the occurrence or absence of EED. Results were analyzed by non parametric tests. TCI was characterized in 43.3% of the patients. In 23.3% the EED were rare and it was not possible to evaluate the occurrence of TCI. The findings confirm that otherwise subclinical EED may be accompanied by TCI. There is a need of research to evaluate the relevance of TCI and to determine when EED should be treated.
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