To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Guidelines Recommend EEG To Evaluate Children's First Nonfebrile Seizure URL: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1E085E.htm Doctor's Guide September 11, 2000
ST. PAUL, MN -- September 11, 2000 -- Children who experience a first seizure in the absence of fever or obvious precipitating cause should receive an EEG evaluation, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. They are published in the September 12 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "A seizure can be a dramatic and frightening experience for both the child and the family," said Deborah Hirtz, MD, a pediatric neurologist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, MD, who led the guideline development group. "The EEG performed after a first seizure may help determine the type of seizure that has occurred and the likelihood that a seizure may happen again." The EEG results may be also helpful in making decisions about further treatment and evaluation for the approximately 25,000 to 40,000 children in the United States who experience their first nonfebrile seizure each year. "Doctors should determine which individual evaluations such as blood testing and neuroimaging should be performed based on the individual child's situation," said Dr. Hirtz. The guidelines also made recommendations for future research, including identifying the best time to perform the EEG, and generating more data about the value of laboratory testing and the significance of results of neuroimaging studies. Finally, the guidelines recommend that future studies show results by age of the children. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of P\S\L content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of P\S\L. P\S\L shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or delays in this content or any other content on its sites, newsletters or other publications, nor for any decisions or actions taken in reliance on such content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This news story was printed from *Doctor's Guide to the Internet* located at http://www.docguide.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to News Story Page This site is maintained by webmaster@pslgroup.com Please contact us with any comments, problems or bugs. All contents Copyright (c) 1998 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved.