Author/Editor		Naumovski, R; Kiteva-Trencevska, G
Title		Prognostic possibilities of quantitative EEG analysis in the course of epilepsy in patients upon carbamazepine monotherapy
Type		članek
Source		In: Stalberg EV, de Weerd AW, Zidar J, editors. ECCN 98. 9th European congress of clinical neurophysiology; 1998 Jun 4-7; Ljubljana. Bologna: Monduzzi editore,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 577-80
Language		eng
Abstract		A hundred-and eight electroenephalograms (EEGs) were obtained from 27 patients with newly-diagnosed epilepsy before the monotherapy with carbamazepine (CBZ), after seven days since the steady-state of the plasma concentration was achieved and repeated after one and six months and after one year of the treatment. Control group consisted of 50 EEGs from healthy volunteers. Two kinds of analyses were used: (1) band power and peak frequency values obtained from the first EEG were compared to the values obtained from the consecutive records for each patient, and (2) values from quantitative analyses for the above mentioned techiques of each separate EEG by means of Z-score were compared with normative data. The findings obtained from both analyses were compared to the degree of seizure control. There was no rational index that could be beneficially used for prognostic evaluation of the therapeutic success of the drug early after its introduction.
Descriptors		ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY EPILEPSY CARBAMAZEPINE ADULT