Investment in epilepsy monitoring units improves epilepsy care-experience in a regional neuroscience centre

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dc.contributor.authorMcGinty, Ronan N.
dc.contributor.authorCostello, Daniel J.
dc.contributor.authorMcNamara, Brian
dc.contributor.authorKinirons, Peter
dc.contributor.authorSweeney, Bernard J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-14T12:31:01Z
dc.date.available2017-12-14T12:31:01Z
dc.date.issued2017-08
dc.date.updated2017-12-07T10:04:40Z
dc.description.abstractAn evaluation of the clinical yield of inpatient long-term video-EEG (vEEG) in a new epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) was undertaken, with findings compared to the centre's prior method of bedside vEEG recording in a standard neurology ward, as reported in 2004. A retrospective analysis of neurophysiology reports for all adults who underwent elective vEEG monitoring in the EMU at Cork University Hospital between January 2015 and July 2016 was conducted. Of 115 vEEG studies in the EMU, 100 (87.0%) were deemed diagnostically conclusive, 14 (12.2%) failed to catch any clinical events and showed normal EEG throughout, and one (0.9%) captured spells of unclear clinical significanceĆ¢ the corresponding figures reported in 2004 for bedside vEEGs were 21.3%, 77% and 1.6%, respectively. The EMU offers a more effective method of recording inpatient vEEG, which aids decision-making and improves clinical outcomes. Some evidence-based measures which could further enhance diagnostic yield are discussed.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid601
dc.identifier.citationMcGinty, R. N., Costello, D. J., McNamara, B., Kinirons, P. and Sweeney, B. J. (2017) 'Investment in epilepsy monitoring units improves epilepsy care-experience in a regional neuroscience centre', Irish Medical Journal, 110(7), 601 (5pp).en
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.issued7en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5176
dc.identifier.volume110en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Organisationen
dc.relation.urihttp://imj.ie/imj-julyaugust-2017-vol-110-no-7/
dc.rightsĀ© 2017, Irish Medical Journal. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectVideo-EEGen
dc.subjectEpilepsy monitoring uniten
dc.titleInvestment in epilepsy monitoring units improves epilepsy care-experience in a regional neuroscience centreen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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