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Nature Reviews Neurology 1, 78–79 (1 December 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0050

When is routine video-EEG monitoring in children warranted?

Tobias Loddenkemper & Elaine Wyllie

Watemberg N et al. (2005) Adding video recording increases the diagnostic yield of routine electroencephalograms in children with frequent paroxysmal events. Epilepsia 46: 716–719 Synopsis Background Prolonged video electroencephalogram (EEG) can establish a correlation between epileptic seizures and EEG activity, which confirms a diagnosis of epilepsy.