At what age can pediatric epilepsy be detected?

Patient's question:

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Doctor's answer:

The following are the examination methods for epilepsy:
3. General routine EEG has a low abnormal rate, approximately 10–30%. In contrast, standardized EEG significantly improves the detection rate of epileptic discharges due to its appropriately extended recording time, ensuring various provocation tests, especially sleep provocation. When necessary, a temporal bone electrode recording may be added. As a result, the positive rate can be increased to around 80%, and the accuracy of epilepsy diagnosis is significantly improved.