The diagnostic value of EEGs in patients with syncope
Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed reports of all EEGs performed at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Hospital between January 1999 and December 2003. Of 9234 EEGs performed, 1094 were of patients with syncope. Among patients with syncope, 67.18% of the EEGs were normal and 28.15% showed diffuse and focal slowing. Only 1.46% of the EEGs showed epileptiform discharges (EDs). This is similar to the incidence of EDs in healthy adults. The presence of EDs did not change the management of these patients. Therefore, EEGs have very low yield and should not be routinely obtained in patients with syncope.
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The results of interictal EEGs are normal in syncope.
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From 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (2018) · cites this paper as [430]
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- Authors
- Abubakr, A., & Wambacq, I.
- Affiliations
- Seton Hall University (US)
- ORCID
- Wambacq, Ilse
- Venue
- Epilepsy & Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-05
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 433-434
- ISSN
- 1525-5050 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2011484109
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Epilepsy & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Epilepsy research and treatment
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Keywords
- syncope, EEG, epileptiform discharges, diagnostic value, focal slowing
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Mapping, Child, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Retrospective Studies, Syncope
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