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The electroencephalogram in pediatric practice: its use and abuse.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Lewis, DV; Freeman, JM
Published in: Pediatrics
September 1977

Utilized appropriately, the EEG is a helpful diagnostic tool; however, it is currently much abused and much overutilized. Understanding its limitations and its usefulness may lead to less frequent but more appropriate requests for EEGs. Realization that the EEG alone neither diagnoses nor rules out epilepsy and that it is not crucial in the diagnosis or management of "minimal brain damage" should decrease the utilization and abuse of the procedure.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Pediatrics

ISSN

0031-4005

Publication Date

September 1977

Volume

60

Issue

3

Start / End Page

324 / 330

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Unconsciousness
  • Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
  • Pediatrics
  • Humans
  • Hematoma, Subdural
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial
  • Headache
  • Epilepsy
  • Electroencephalography
  • Diagnosis, Differential
 

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Lewis, D. V., & Freeman, J. M. (1977). The electroencephalogram in pediatric practice: its use and abuse. Pediatrics, 60(3), 324–330.
Lewis, D. V., and J. M. Freeman. “The electroencephalogram in pediatric practice: its use and abuse.Pediatrics 60, no. 3 (September 1977): 324–30.
Lewis DV, Freeman JM. The electroencephalogram in pediatric practice: its use and abuse. Pediatrics. 1977 Sep;60(3):324–30.
Lewis, D. V., and J. M. Freeman. “The electroencephalogram in pediatric practice: its use and abuse.Pediatrics, vol. 60, no. 3, Sept. 1977, pp. 324–30.
Lewis DV, Freeman JM. The electroencephalogram in pediatric practice: its use and abuse. Pediatrics. 1977 Sep;60(3):324–330.

Published In

Pediatrics

ISSN

0031-4005

Publication Date

September 1977

Volume

60

Issue

3

Start / End Page

324 / 330

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Unconsciousness
  • Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
  • Pediatrics
  • Humans
  • Hematoma, Subdural
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial
  • Headache
  • Epilepsy
  • Electroencephalography
  • Diagnosis, Differential