Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Impact of Age on the Diagnostic Yield of Routine EEG in People With Childhood or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy: A Cross‐Sectional Study
ABSTRACT Background We aimed to identify the proportion of individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) who show a negative routine EEG (rEEG), and to determine the main factors associated with this finding. Methods Individuals with CAE or JAE underwent both an rEEG and a 24‐h ambulatory EEG (24‐h‐aEEG). Participants were classified as ‘rEEG positive’ if generalised spike–wave discharges (GSWs) and/or typical absences (TAs) were observed, and as ‘rEEG …