Non-epileptiform EEG abnormalities - Vanderbilt University Medical

106 Pages·2013·8.9 MB·English

Non-epileptiform EEG
abnormalities
and the EEG in coma
Bassel Abou-Khalil, M.D.
Vanderbilt University
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content of my presentation
Self assessment questions

Q1- What is not true about the
preceding EEG?
Bursts are likely associated with
A.
myoclonic jerks
Pattern is typical of CJD
B.
Interval between discharges decreases
C.
with progression
Pattern may be associated with PCP
D.
intoxication

Q2- what is not true about the
pattern above
Associated with clinical seizures in
A.
most individuals
May be seen after stroke
B.
Requires barbiturate coma if it persists
C.
despite seizure medications
May be seen with herpes encephalitis
D.

Q3- Which is true of the EEG
above
Diagnostic of structural lesion on the
A.
right
Indicative of subcortical but not cortical
B.
abnormality
May be a postictal finding
C.
Shows a seizure discharge in the left
D.
occipital region