clinical applications of electroencephalogram in children

introduction: to obtain a baseline for clinical application of electroencephalography in children and to evaluate the electroencephalography findings in children with various acute and chronic cns disorders and non epileptic events.methods: electroencephalography electroencephalography records of 250 patients were studied in neurophysiology departments of queen rania al-abdullah hospital for children in jordan. for each patient who had undergone electroencephalography the following data were recorded: age, sex, source of referral (inpatient or outpatient department), reason for electroencephalography electroencephalography , diagnostic impressions, clinical presentation, the result of the electroencephalography examinations and clinical correlation between the seizure type and electroencephalography finding.results: males slightly outnumbered females: 55% males. the majority of cases were electroencephalography between 6-12 years, total of 63.2 % of all referrals for electroencephalography were from outpatient clinics while inpatients accounted for 36.8% of referred cases, with pediatric neurology department referrals being the highest (28.8 %). majority of diagnosis at referral were suspected epilepsy (80%)with epileptiform electroencephalography abnormalities in 32%. over all 64 % the electroencephalography records were normal, including all electroencephalography records of children with syncope and headache. discussion: we conclude that there are many unnecessary routine electroencephalography recordings in children. investigation of epilepsy and acute encephalopathies appear to be the most valuable indications for routine pediatric electroencephalography . electroencephalography can be helpful in classification of seizures. finding a way to reduce electroencephalography requests is recommended.