INTERICTAL EEG CHANGES IN ECLAMPSIA
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1995
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
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The pathogenesis of seizures and encephalopathy in eclampsia remains obscure even today. There are only a few reports on EEG findings in eclampsia. This is a report of the interictal EEG changes in 8 patients with eclampsia who were evaluated prospectively. The major EEG changes observed were (1) slowing of the background activity (generalized slowing in 4 patients and focal slowing in 3 patients) and (2) intermittent spike and sharp wave transients (5 patients). These abnormalities had disappeared in all except 2 patients when the EEG was repeated on the seventh day. A comparison is drawn between eclampsia and hypertensive encephalopathy for the clinical, EEG and CT/MRI findings. The pathogenesis of seizures and encephalopathy could be similar in these two conditions. it is worth while considering these EEG changes while planning the treatment of eclampsia.
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Neurology
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. 94; 4; 271-275