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The EEGs and medical records of patients who presented for EEG recordings were screened initially, then 146 EEGs provoked EAs due to utilization of APs, were included for analysis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Among all EEGs with provoked EAs, Non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) provoked EAs in 93 (63.7%) patients with following patterns, focal spike wave discharges (FSWDs) 45 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.01), focal spike wave discharges with bilateral synchrony (FSWDBS) 27 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =0.03) and generalized spike wave discharges (GSWDs) 46 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =0.01). Intermittent photic stimulation (IPS) most significantly provoked FSWDs in 07 patient (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =0.01) and GSWDs in 30 patients\n (P<\/jats:italic>\n =<0.001) 7 patients (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.01) and GSWDs in 30 patients (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001). Hyperventilation (HV) was associated with a higher occurrence of GSWDs in 37 patients (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =0.01). Female sex 7 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.02), provoked GSWDs 3 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.03), NREM sleep 8 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.04), prolonged EEG record 3 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.02), clinical events during recording 5 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2264 0.01), diagnosis of genetic 05 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.03), and immune-mediated epilepsies 2 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.001) were associated with the provocation of ictal EAs; however, in multiple logistic regression analysis, no statistically significant association of these variables (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2265 0.05 each) was noted.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n The provocation of EAs in rEEG with different APs varies according to circumstances, including seizure types, epilepsy etiology, and the type of AP applied. These clinical and procedural parameters affect the diagnostic yield of rEEG and need careful consideration during rEEG recordings. APs adopted during rEEG recording can induce FSWDs, FSWDBS, and GSWDs in the form of either interictal or ictal EAs in various etiologies of epilepsy. Ictal EAs may appear in the form of GSWDs, during NREM sleep, in prolonged EEG records; however, their independent association needs to be evaluated in larger sample studies. 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