Comparison of screening tests in the evaluation of cognitive status of patients with epilepsy.

Unlabelled: Epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition which is associated with neurobiological and psychosocial changes, affects 0.5 to 1% of the world's population, presenting in most cases a deficit in reasoning, memory and attention.

Objective: To contribute to the implementation of screening strategies for cognitive decline and memory deficits in patients with epilepsy.

Presence of generalized periodic discharges and hospital mortality.

Background: Generalized periodic discharges (GPDs) are rare patterns that can be found in long-term electroencephalographic monitoring in critical patients. These patterns have been correlated with non-seizure crisis and non-convulsive status epilepticus, associated with poor prognosis.

Objective: To compare the outcome between patients who developed GPDs and patients with other abnormalities in long-term electroencephalographic monitoring.