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  1. Ag Lamat MSN, Khoo CS, Shaaya F
    Acta Neurol Belg, 2020 Dec;120(6):1437-1438.
    PMID: 32643118 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-020-01438-8
  2. Ag Lamat MSN, Abd Rahman MSH, Wan Zaidi WA, Yahya WNNW, Khoo CS, Hod R, et al.
    Front Neurol, 2023;14:1118903.
    PMID: 37377856 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1118903
    INTRODUCTION: Stroke is a typical medical emergency that carries significant disability and morbidity. The diagnosis of stroke relies predominantly on the use of neuroimaging. Accurate diagnosis is pertinent for management decisions of thrombolysis and/or thrombectomy. Early identification of stroke using electroencephalogram (EEG) in the clinical assessment of stroke has been underutilized. This study was conducted to determine the relevance of EEG and its predictors with the clinical and stroke features.

    METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out where routine EEG assessment was performed in 206 consecutive acute stroke patients without seizures. The demographic data and clinical stroke assessment were collated using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score with neuroimaging. Associations between EEG abnormalities and clinical features, stroke characteristics, and NIHSS scores were evaluated.

    RESULTS: The mean age of the study population was 64.32 ± 12 years old, with 57.28% consisting of men. The median NIHSS score on admission was 6 (IQR 3-13). EEG was abnormal in more than half of the patients (106, 51.5%), which consisted of focal slowing (58, 28.2%) followed by generalized slowing (39, 18.9%) and epileptiform changes (9, 4.4%). NIHSS score was significantly associated with focal slowing (13 vs. 5, p 

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