[Quantitative electroencephalography]
Salvi R, Ciapponi A, Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, García Martí S, Alcaraz A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A.
Record ID 32018001546
Spanish
Original Title:
Electroencefalograma cuantitativo
Authors' recommendations:
No studies evidencing clinical improvement in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders under quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) guided management have been found. Very low quality evidence suggests that quantitative electroencephalography might be used as an aid to conventional electroencephalography (EEG) in detecting seizures in patients admitted to intensive care units; and would allow better topographic location of the epilepsy focus in preoperative assessment of patients with refractory epilepsy. Low quality evidence suggests that QEEG would allow better location of cortical and subcortical infarctions than EEG and it would show high correlation with the neuroimages obtained by CT scan. Low quality evidence suggests that QEEG shows moderate to high accuracy when compared with standard and comprehensive clinical diagnosis in differentiating patients with early Alzheimer’s disease from healthy older individuals and from those with other diagnosed dementias. Low quality evidence suggests that QEEG would allow differentiating persistent vegetative state from minimally conscious states with an accuracy comparable to that of the best methods used in practice. Very low quality evidence does not allow drawing conclusions on QEEG in Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, chronic pain and prion diseases.
Only some health funders authorize the use of QEEG, along with conventional EEG, for epilepsy, patient monitoring at the operating room and intensive care unit, cerebrovascular disease and, in some cases, dementia. No cost-effectiveness studies on the use of QEEG in neuropsychiatric diseases have been found.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2019
URL for published report:
https://www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Electroencephalography
- Epilepsy
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic
- Alzheimer Disease
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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