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Under what circumstances would you recommend using the 2HELPS2B score to decide whether or not to pursue long-term cEEG?

While it is an excellent score for objectively assessing concerning EEG features, there are pathologies where it can be argued that long-term monitoring is indicated regardless of what the score may indicate based on a 1hr EEG recording -- I am interested to learn how it is being used in usual practice.
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As you rightly point out, 2HELPS2B is a helpful clinical instrument - it has appropriate uses, but should only supplement (and not replace) a clinical assessment.

In my personal experience, I find it to be more useful as a communication and educational tool than as a clinical decision-making tool. I...

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