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Routine overnight EEG monitoring not warranted in autistic children

DENVER, CO -- Though controversial, children with autistic syndrome may be subjected unnecessarily to overnight EEG testing for the identification of Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS), the deterioration of language ability associated with clinical or electrical seizure activity. According to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, this type of monitoring is un...

Guidelines recommend EEG to evaluate children's first nonfebrile seizure

. . ST. PAUL, MN -- Children who experience a first seizure in the absence of fever or obvious precipitating cause should receive an EEG evaluation, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. They are published in the September 12 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.. . "A seizure can be a dram...