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Comparison of Efficacy Between Suggestion Method During Video EEG Recording by Verbal Suggestion in Isolation and Verbal Suggestion Along With Cotton Swab or Tuning Fork for Inducing the Paroxysmal Event in Children Aged 5 to 18 Years With Suspected Psychogenic Nonepileptic Events

Not Applicable
Conditions
EEG, Psychogenic Non Epileptic Events
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Video EEG with verbal suggestion
Registration Number
NCT03551431
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Brief Summary

In this study we are going to compare efficacy between suggestion method during video EEG recording by verbal suggestion in isolation and verbal suggestion along with cotton swab or tuning fork for inducing the paroxysmal event in children aged 5 to 18 years with suspected psychogenic nonepileptic events. Still there is paucity of data regarding the optimum method for video EEG by suggestion for psychogenic nonepileptic events. We are planning to recruit 25 children aged 5 to 18 years in each of the three arms after taking informed consent from the guardian and then they will be subjected to video EEG by any one of the three suggestion methods.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

Children between 5 and 18 years of age with suspected diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic events -

Exclusion Criteria

Children with paroxysmal events, who will be later diagnosed as having epilepsy or movement disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
video EEG with verbal suggestion and cotton swabVideo EEG with verbal suggestion-
Video EEG with verbal suggestionVideo EEG with verbal suggestion-
video EEG with verbal suggestion and tuning forkVideo EEG with verbal suggestion-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of children in each group, in whom the paroxysmal event could be reproduced by suggestion30 minutes

Percentage of children in each group, in whom the paroxysmal event could be induced by suggestion

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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