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NEUROLOGY 2004;63:1728-1730
© 2004 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

Short-term outpatient EEG video with induction in the diagnosis of psychogenic seizures

S. R. Benbadis, MD, K. Siegrist, MD, W. O. Tatum, DO, L. Heriaud, RN and K. Anthony, REEGT

From the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Departments of Neurology (Drs. Benbadis, Siegrist, and Tatum) and Neurosurgery (Dr. Benbadis), University of South Florida, and Tampa General Hospital (Drs. Benbadis and Tatum, L. Heriaud and K. Anthony), Tampa, FL.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. S.R. Benbadis, 4 Columbia Dr., Suite 730, Tampa, FL 33606; e-mail: sbenbadi{at}hsc.usf.edu

To analyze the yield of short-term outpatient EEG video monitoring, the authors reviewed data on all patients who underwent this procedure at their center. All patients were suspected of having psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) on clinical grounds. The total number of cases of short-term outpatient EEG video monitoring was 74. In 49 (66%) cases, the suspected diagnosis of PNES could be confirmed, thereby obviating the need for prolonged inpatient EEG video monitoring.

Received April 17, 2004. Accepted in final form June 21, 2004.

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