• Nobutsune Ishikawa, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, and Masao Kobayashi.
• Department of Pediatrics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. ishikan@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
• Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Aug 1;18(4):485-7.

AbstractAccurate evaluation of status epilepticus or clusters of seizures in patients with epilepsy is a critical issue in epilepsy care units. Although the need for continuous electroencephalographic monitoring has been recognized, it has been difficult to evaluate the frequency of ictal changes in electroencephalography (EEG) data in real time. Amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) has been reported to be useful for neuromonitoring, particularly in newborn infants. However, few reports of the utility of aEEG in older children with epilepsy have been published. We employed aEEG in combination with conventional EEG in an 11-year old boy presenting with clusters of seizures and were able to accurately evaluate the frequency of seizures in real time. The combination of aEEG and conventional EEG may be a useful tool in both neonatal intensive care units and epilepsy care units.Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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