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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[EEG]] with [[sleep deprivation]] is helpful when standard [[EEG]] does not detect any epileptiform changes.
[[EEG]] with [[sleep deprivation]] is helpful when standard [[EEG]] does not detect any epileptiform changes. [[Lumbar puncture |Lumbar puncture (LP)]] should be done is those patients suggesting [[meningitis]], [[encephalitis]], or [[subarachnoid hemorrhage]].


==Other Diagnostic Studies==
==Other Diagnostic Studies==
[[EEG]] with [[sleep deprivation]] is helpful when standard [[EEG]] does not detect any epileptiform changes.<ref name="pmid14521275">{{cite journal| author=Schreiner A, Pohlmann-Eden B| title=Value of the early electroencephalogram after a first unprovoked seizure. | journal=Clin Electroencephalogr | year= 2003 | volume= 34 | issue= 3 | pages= 140-4 | pmid=14521275 | doi=10.1177/155005940303400307 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14521275  }} </ref>
* [[EEG]] with [[sleep deprivation]] is helpful when standard [[EEG]] does not detect any epileptiform changes.<ref name="pmid14521275">{{cite journal| author=Schreiner A, Pohlmann-Eden B| title=Value of the early electroencephalogram after a first unprovoked seizure. | journal=Clin Electroencephalogr | year= 2003 | volume= 34 | issue= 3 | pages= 140-4 | pmid=14521275 | doi=10.1177/155005940303400307 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14521275  }} </ref>
* [[Lumbar puncture |Lumbar puncture (LP)]] should be done is those patients suggesting the following causes:<ref name="pmid28027373">{{cite journal| author=Gavvala JR, Schuele SU| title=New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review. | journal=JAMA | year= 2016 | volume= 316 | issue= 24 | pages= 2657-2668 | pmid=28027373 | doi=10.1001/jama.2016.18625 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28027373  }} </ref>
** [[Meningitis]]
** [[Encephalitis]]
** [[Subarachnoid hemorrhage]]


==References==
==References==

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Overview

EEG with sleep deprivation is helpful when standard EEG does not detect any epileptiform changes. Lumbar puncture (LP) should be done is those patients suggesting meningitis, encephalitis, or subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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References

  1. Schreiner A, Pohlmann-Eden B (2003). "Value of the early electroencephalogram after a first unprovoked seizure". Clin Electroencephalogr. 34 (3): 140–4. doi:10.1177/155005940303400307. PMID 14521275.
  2. Gavvala JR, Schuele SU (2016). "New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review". JAMA. 316 (24): 2657–2668. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.18625. PMID 28027373.