Midazolam or Diazepam Administration During Electroencephalography Helps to Diagnose Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)
Journal of Child Neurology, 02/18/2010
Yilmaz K et al. – In the patients with normal EEGs, both midazolam and diazepam revealed typical periodic complexes on EEG recording in the same 3 patients. Cerebrospinal fluid examination verified the diagnosis of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The findings suggest that midazolam or diazepam administration increases the contribution of EEG recording in atypical cases with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.







