[TS1] Teaching Seminar 1: How to read EEG: From diagnosis to management of Epilepsy

[TS1-1A-1] How to read EEG: From Diagnosis to Management of Epilepsy

^○Ki Joong Kim (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Seoul Korea)

Electroencephalography (EEG) is an excellent tool for the evaluation of various neurological disorders in children. However, interpretation of EEG is not a straightforward job, surely it requires a lot of experience and constant efforts. Although quantitative analysis methods have been rapidly being developed, visual analysis is still a reliable method in clinical EEG interpretation. We should know how to correctly identify normal and abnormal EEG findings which brings important information for the patient care. Moreover, in pediatric patients, we should learn how normal EEG findings vary depending on age. EEG is an especially ideal tool for evaluating patients with seizures or suspected epilepsy. In these cases identification and interpretation of epileptiform abnormalities are extremely important. Therefore EEG is essential for the correct diagnosis of epilepsy and subsequent classification of epilepsy syndromes. In this session, we are to learn normal pediatric EEG findings from neonates to adolescents, abnormal features in various epilepsy syndromes and how to interpret and describe these findings.