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Posted On : 26 May 2012

Why EEG is adviced 3 month after febrile convulsion{simple and atypical}_?

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R

rajeev

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interictal eeg

12 years ago

Y

yousf hijazi

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to rule out epilepsy

12 years ago

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Magdalena Velazquez

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no, not indicated

12 years ago

D

D Nagesh

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to establish the electrochemical changes, it takes time

12 years ago

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Nwaizu Azuka

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Because some of the patients might go on to develop epilepsy

12 years ago

Answer 1

EEG is not necessary after febrile convulsion unless diagnosis is not certain. Further there is no need to wait for 3 months after a convulsion to carry out EEG though it may be ideal to wait for 4-7 days after a seizure to avoid misinterpretation of EEG due to transient changes resulting from any seizure.

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