Title

The Diagnostic Value of EEGs in Patients with Syncope

Authors

Abuhuziefa Abubakr, New Jersey Neuroscience InstituteFollow
Ilse Wambacq, Montclair State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2005

Abstract

We retrospectively reviewed reports of all EEGs performed at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Hospital between January 1999 and December 2003. Of 9234 EEGs performed, 1094 were of patients with syncope. Among patients with syncope, 67.18% of the EEGs were normal and 28.15% showed diffuse and focal slowing. Only 1.46% of the EEGs showed epileptiform discharges (EDs). This is similar to the incidence of EDs in healthy adults. The presence of EDs did not change the management of these patients. Therefore, EEGs have very low yield and should not be routinely obtained in patients with syncope.

DOI

10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.01.003

Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation

Abubakr, Abuhuziefa and Wambacq, Ilse, "The Diagnostic Value of EEGs in Patients with Syncope" (2005). Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 120.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/communcsci-disorders-facpubs/120