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 ch...

BACKGROUND Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent studies suggest right atrial remodeling in hypertensive patients may be associated with increased inducibility of AF. This study sought to characterize the electroanatomic features of left and right atria and pulmonary veins (PVs) in hypertensive patients. METHODS AND RESULTS A prospective o...

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a hematological disorder characterized by hemolytic anemia, cytopenia, and thrombotic events. Venous thrombotic events are more commonly reported. An arterial thrombosis is a rare event in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. We present a case of a 32-year-old female who had symptoms of stroke and on workup, she was diagnosed as a case of paroxysmal noctur...

The spectral characteristics of the EEG were studied in the period immediately preceding slow eye-closures associated with the self-induction of epileptiform activity. Power levels were compared with similar spontaneous eye-closures not associated with paroxysmal activity, with eye closures performed to command, and with EEG preceding eye-blinks. A transient rise in EEG power at low frequencies...

A seizure is the outward, observable outcome following a transient paroxysmal event in the brain. This paroxysm, or misfire, can be a single event or repetitive, resulting in an epileptic syndrome. Acute seizure management is aimed at stopping both the physical manifestation as well as the electrical synchronization occurring in the brain. Let’s review the seizure phenotypes and parts of a seiz...

One-third of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) are cryptogenic, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) has been suggested as a possible cause for these cryptogenic strokes. Multiple studies have recently evaluated long-term cardiac rhythm monitoring with good yield for PAF. The duration of monitoring varies between studies as well as the qualifying event definition. Moreover, the cli...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine the effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) on progression of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). BACKGROUND Progression to persistent AF may occur in up to 50% of patients with paroxysmal AF receiving pharmacological therapy. Hypertension, age, prior transient ischemic event, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure (HATCH sc...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE For patients having suffered ischemic stroke, the current diagnostic strategies often fail to detect atrial fibrillation as a potential cause of embolic events. The aim of the study was to identify paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in stroke patients. We hypothesized that patients with frequent atrial premature beats (APBs) recorded in 24-hour ECG will show more often atrial...