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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Neurophysiol. 2013 Dec 6;125(7):1360–1370. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.11.028

Table 1.

Indications for EEG

Diagnosis N
Provoked Seizure 88
Syncope 40
Headaches 35
Breathholding spells 21
Non-epileptic staring 20
Gastrointestinal reflux 18
Behavioral events 14
Stereotypies/tics 14
Shuddering spells 14
Transient unresponsiveness 13
Sleep myoclonus 13
Nonspecific movements 12
Unusual eye movements 9
Uncertain indication 8
Sleep phenomenon 6
Acute life-threatening event 5
Tremors 5
Vertigo 5
Dizziness 4
Transient stiffening 4
Voluntary movements 4
Altered mental status 3
Apnea 3
Falls 3
Head nods 3
Vomiting 3
Hypoglycemia 2
Startles 2
Visual phenomenon 2
Aplastic anemia 2
Bell’s palsy 1
Hypertonia 1
Ingestion 1
Intussusception 1
Lyme disease 1
Panic attack 1
Polydipsia 1
Suspected abuse 1
Trauma 1