Interictal EEG: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Epilepsy:
EEG findings are spikes or sharp waves, most often at the epileptogenic focus.
EEG findings are spikes or sharp waves, most often at the epileptogenic focus.
Sensitivity may be as high as 50% (depending on the study). Serial EEGs increase sensitivity up to 92% by 4 studies in one referenced case series.
Associated Diagnoses:
29% sensitive, 99.5% specific
50% sensitive, 96% specific