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Interobserver variability in EEG interpretation

From the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Drs. Williams, Lüders, and Brickner, and Ms. Goormastic), Cleveland, OH; and the Mayo Clinic (Dr. Klass), Rochester, MN.

A random sample of 100 active electroencephalographers in the United States evaluated 10-second samples of 12 selected EEGs. The evaluations consisted of multiple-choice questions related to the age of the patient, EEG finding, artifact, and consciousness of the patient. The rate of reporting the "correct" response was examined in terms of various respondent characteristics such as EEG board certification, age, percent of time in clinical EEG work, and number of recordings interpreted annually. This study indicates that, even today, there is considerable variability in EEG interpretation, and that this variability is influenced by specific reader characteristics.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Witliams, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.

The Cleveland Foundation generously provided grant support for this study as part of a larger grant to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation entitled "Medical Technology Assessment Models."

Accepted for publication April 10, 1985.

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