Table 2.
Overall prevalence of EEG patterns | N (% of 143) |
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Electrographic seizures | 24(16.8%) |
Lateralized periodic discharges (LPDs) | 33 (23.1%) |
Bilateral independent periodic discharges (BIPDs) | 6 (4.2%) |
Generalized periodic discharges (GPDs) | 17 (11.9%) |
Lateralized rhythmic delta activity (LRDA) | 23 (16.1%) |
Generalized rhythmic delta activity (GRDA) | 34(23.8%) |
Sporadic discharges | 81(56.7%) |
Isolated vs. Multiple overlapping patterns | N (% of 67) |
Isolated electrographic seizures | 4 (6.0%) |
Isolated LPDs | 10 (14.9%) |
Isolated BIPDs | 2 (3.0%) |
Isolated GPDs | 9 (13.4%) |
Isolated LRDA | 3 (4.5%) |
Isolated GRDA | 13 (19.4%) |
Multiple patterns | 39 (58.2%) |
Maximum daily burden a | N (% of 67) |
Rare (<1%) | 4 (6.0%) |
Occasional (1–9%) | 7 (10.4%) |
Frequent (10–49%) | 16 (23.9%) |
Abundant (50–89%) | 27 (40.3%) |
Continuous (>90%) | 13 (19.4%) |
Maximum frequency | N (% of 67) |
≥ 1.5 Hz | 49 (73.1%) |
< 1.5 Hz | 18 (26.9%) |
18–24 hour epoch with the maximum daily burden of EAs.
EAs: epileptiform abnormalities