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Clinical predictors of adverse events during continuous video-EEG monitoring in an epilepsy unit Volume 22, numéro 4, August 2020

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(1) Is admission for continuous VEEG monitoring useful?

 

(2) Is admission for continuous VEEG monitoring safe?

 

(3) Are there predictors of adverse events related to admission for continuous VEEG monitoring?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(1) We believe that admission for continuous VEEG monitoring is very useful because it improves the quality of life of patients with epilepsy; in this study, patients had a significant reduction in mean seizure frequency at six and 12 months after discharge.

 

(2) Yes; in this study, the overall rate of adverse events was only 6% and there were no serious events or deaths.

 

(3) In this study, the number of generalized seizures was related to a greater likelihood of AEs. According to our results, when patients have at least four generalized seizures, restarting antiepileptic drugs may be recommended in order to avoid adverse events.

 

 

 

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