Sleep Induction in Pediatric EEG Recordings: Chloral Hydrate Versus Melatonin and Hydoxyzine.

Purpose: Electroencephalography (EEG) recording in pediatric patients is difficult because of patient compliance, and children who are unsuitable for behavioral training usually require sedation for EEG recordings. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of agents commonly used in daily practice for sleep induction on sleep transition, sleep architecture, and frequency of movement artifacts on EEG recordings.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was made of the demographic data and sleep EEG recordings of patients who underwent sleep EEG because of suspected seizure between 2021 and 2022.

The effectiveness and tolerability of clobazam in the pediatric population: Adjunctive therapy and monotherapy in a large-cohort multicenter study.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of clobazam therapy in the pediatric population in terms of seizure semiology, epileptic syndromes, and etiological subgroups.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted consisting of 1710 epileptic children from eight centers in seven geographic regions of Turkey. The initial efficacy of clobazam therapy was evaluated after three months of treatment.