Assessment of the Predictive Value of Outpatient Smartphone Videos for Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Misdiagnosis of epilepsy is common. Video electroencephalogram provides a definitive diagnosis but is impractical for many patients referred for evaluation of epilepsy.

Objective

To evaluate the accuracy of outpatient smartphone videos in epilepsy.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective, masked, diagnostic accuracy study (the OSmartViE study) took place between August 31, 2015, and August 31, 2018, at 8 academic epilepsy centers in the United States and included a convenience sample of 44 nonconsecutive outpatients who volunteered a smartphone video during evaluation and subsequently underwent video electroencephalogram monitoring. Three epileptologists uploaded videos for physicians from the 8 epilepsy centers to review.

Main outcomes and me

SUBMITTER: Tatum WO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6990754 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature