Follow-up of 14 abnormal electroencephalograms in asymptomatic U.S. Air Force Academy cadets

The electroencephalogram (EEG) has been used as a screening test for certain military occupations in the past. This is a 10-15 year follow-up study of 14 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets who were classified as having abnormal disqualifying EEGs with spikes or spike-waves and/or focal spikes drawn from 2,947 asymptomatic U.S. Air Force Academy cadets screened from 1965-69. None of these 14 subjects developed a seizure disorder. The military value of the screening EEG is discussed.