Electroencephalographic Abnormalities in the Screening for Pilot Applicants in Korea.

CONCLUSIONS: This study found that 2 of 740 pilot applicants (0.3%) were diagnosed with epilepsy by routine EEG screening in an unselected population. Considering the low predictive value of EEG without the relevant clinical history in an unselected healthy young population, our findings raise questions regarding the cost-effectiveness of the current EEG screening protocol applied to pilot applicants. We suggest that a more-targeted and standardized EEG screening approach be applied to pilot applicants with epilepsy risk factors or a seizure history as determined by thorough medical history-taking.
PMID: 29504293 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Clinical Neurology - March 7, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: J Clin Neurol Source Type: research