'Functional connectivity' is a sensitive predictor of epilepsy diagnosis after the first seizure.

BACKGROUND: Although epilepsy affects almost 1% of the world population, diagnosis of this debilitating disease is still difficult. The EEG is an important tool for epilepsy diagnosis and classification, but the sensitivity of interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) on the first EEG is only 30-50%...

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Main Authors: Linda Douw, Marjolein de Groot, Edwin van Dellen, Jan J Heimans, Hanneke E Ronner, Cornelis J Stam, Jaap C Reijneveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2877105?pdf=render