![]() ![]() In conclusion, FIRDA is associated with encephalopathy and most patients in this series had a history of chronic systemic illness. Brain tumors, hydrocephalus, and midline lesions were not detected. ![]() Computerized tomography was abnormal in 29 of 44. Intrahemispheric lesions, particularly ischemic and hemorrhagic, were present in 10, and basal ganglia lacunae in 4. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging was abnormal in 15 of 17. Renal function impairment was present in 34 patients, hyperglycemia in 22, and abnormal transaminases in 8. Abnormal neurological findings were detected in over two thirds of patients. Normal background activity was observed in only 17% of the cases. Sixty-eight patients with a median age of 56 years were included. Demographic data, clinical history, physical findings, laboratory results and neuroimaging studies were recorded. Charts of patients in whom FIRDA was detected on an EEG on hospital admission were reviewed. This study was carried out to determine whether certain clinical, laboratory, or radiological parameters predispose patients to develop FIRDA in acute situations. Clinical and Laboratory Correlates of Frontal Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity (FIRDA) ![]()
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