[MS2] Morning Seminar 2: EEG

[MS2-2B-1] Overview of EEG

^○Hiroki NARIAI (Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of California at Los Angeles, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA)

Electroencephalography (EEG) has been an essential tool to evaluate disorders of brain function since Hans Berger established its clinical use in 1920's. EEG is primarily indicated for assessing suspected epileptic seizures and encephalopathies, and it may suggest the presence of structural lesions. EEG is also important for classifying the type of epilepsy syndrome. Although interpretation of pediatric EEG is quite useful in clinical decision making, this has to be done by an experienced clinical neurophysiologist or neurologist with expertise in pediatric EEG interpretation. The EEG background activity evolves dramatically with age, and some physiological EEG findings can look epileptic. Also, EEG interpretation must be done in the clinical context. This talk will focus on normal and abnormal findings in pediatric EEGs, and discuss pitfalls in the interpretation of pediatric EEG.