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EEG with periodic abnormalities

MedGen UID:
866856
•Concept ID:
C4021211
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: EEG: periodic abnormalities
 
HPO: HP:0010857

Definition

Periodically recurring abnormalities in the EEG. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Impact on Clinical Management and Outcomes.
Dhakar MB, Sheikh Z, Kumari P, Lawson EC, Jeanneret V, Desai D, Rodriguez Ruiz A, Haider HA
J Clin Neurophysiol 2022 Sep 1;39(6):446-452. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000801. PMID: 33298681Free PMC Article
Summary of recommendations for the management of infantile seizures: Task Force Report for the ILAE Commission of Pediatrics.
Wilmshurst JM, Gaillard WD, Vinayan KP, Tsuchida TN, Plouin P, Van Bogaert P, Carrizosa J, Elia M, Craiu D, Jovic NJ, Nordli D, Hirtz D, Wong V, Glauser T, Mizrahi EM, Cross JH
Epilepsia 2015 Aug;56(8):1185-97. Epub 2015 Jun 30 doi: 10.1111/epi.13057. PMID: 26122601
Epidemiology and management of insomnia in children with autistic spectrum disorders.
Miano S, Ferri R
Paediatr Drugs 2010 Apr 1;12(2):75-84. doi: 10.2165/11316140-000000000-00000. PMID: 20218744

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Insights into epileptogenesis from post-traumatic epilepsy.
Pease M, Gupta K, Moshé SL, Correa DJ, Galanopoulou AS, Okonkwo DO, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Shutter L, Diaz-Arrastia R, Castellano JF
Nat Rev Neurol 2024 May;20(5):298-312. Epub 2024 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41582-024-00954-y. PMID: 38570704
Understanding Heightened Seizure Risk: The Pro-Ictal State.
Wiebe S, Gotman J
NEJM Evid 2023 Mar;2(3):EVIDe2300004. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1056/EVIDe2300004. PMID: 38320055
Neurologic Injury in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
Andropoulos DB, Easley RB, Gottlieb EA, Brady K
Clin Perinatol 2019 Dec;46(4):657-671. Epub 2019 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2019.08.003. PMID: 31653301
Idiopathic focal epilepsies.
Vigevano F, Specchio N, Fejerman N
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:591-604. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00061-0. PMID: 23622206
Study of hemiplegic cerebral palsy with a review of the literature.
Khaw CW, Tidemann AJ, Stern LM
J Paediatr Child Health 1994 Jun;30(3):224-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00623.x. PMID: 7915528

Diagnosis

Ambulatory EEG.
Seneviratne U, D'Souza WJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;160:161-170. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64032-1.00010-2. PMID: 31277845
Ictal-Interictal Continuum.
Kalamangalam GP, Pohlmann-Eden B
J Clin Neurophysiol 2018 Jul;35(4):274-278. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000447. PMID: 29979285
Definition and Classification of Periodic and Rhythmic Patterns.
Maciel CB, Hirsch LJ
J Clin Neurophysiol 2018 May;35(3):179-188. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000462. PMID: 29718827
Idiopathic focal epilepsies.
Vigevano F, Specchio N, Fejerman N
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:591-604. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00061-0. PMID: 23622206
Narcolepsy.
Mitler MM, Hajdukovic R, Erman M, Koziol JA
J Clin Neurophysiol 1990 Jan;7(1):93-118. doi: 10.1097/00004691-199001000-00008. PMID: 1968069Free PMC Article

Therapy

Insights into epileptogenesis from post-traumatic epilepsy.
Pease M, Gupta K, Moshé SL, Correa DJ, Galanopoulou AS, Okonkwo DO, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Shutter L, Diaz-Arrastia R, Castellano JF
Nat Rev Neurol 2024 May;20(5):298-312. Epub 2024 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41582-024-00954-y. PMID: 38570704
Measures of resting state EEG rhythms for clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations of an expert panel.
Babiloni C, Arakaki X, Azami H, Bennys K, Blinowska K, Bonanni L, Bujan A, Carrillo MC, Cichocki A, de Frutos-Lucas J, Del Percio C, Dubois B, Edelmayer R, Egan G, Epelbaum S, Escudero J, Evans A, Farina F, Fargo K, Fernández A, Ferri R, Frisoni G, Hampel H, Harrington MG, Jelic V, Jeong J, Jiang Y, Kaminski M, Kavcic V, Kilborn K, Kumar S, Lam A, Lim L, Lizio R, Lopez D, Lopez S, Lucey B, Maestú F, McGeown WJ, McKeith I, Moretti DV, Nobili F, Noce G, Olichney J, Onofrj M, Osorio R, Parra-Rodriguez M, Rajji T, Ritter P, Soricelli A, Stocchi F, Tarnanas I, Taylor JP, Teipel S, Tucci F, Valdes-Sosa M, Valdes-Sosa P, Weiergräber M, Yener G, Guntekin B
Alzheimers Dement 2021 Sep;17(9):1528-1553. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1002/alz.12311. PMID: 33860614Free PMC Article
Neurologic Injury in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
Andropoulos DB, Easley RB, Gottlieb EA, Brady K
Clin Perinatol 2019 Dec;46(4):657-671. Epub 2019 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2019.08.003. PMID: 31653301
Ambulatory EEG.
Seneviratne U, D'Souza WJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;160:161-170. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64032-1.00010-2. PMID: 31277845
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
Garg RK, Mahadevan A, Malhotra HS, Rizvi I, Kumar N, Uniyal R
Rev Med Virol 2019 Sep;29(5):e2058. Epub 2019 Jun 24 doi: 10.1002/rmv.2058. PMID: 31237061

Prognosis

Insights into epileptogenesis from post-traumatic epilepsy.
Pease M, Gupta K, Moshé SL, Correa DJ, Galanopoulou AS, Okonkwo DO, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Shutter L, Diaz-Arrastia R, Castellano JF
Nat Rev Neurol 2024 May;20(5):298-312. Epub 2024 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41582-024-00954-y. PMID: 38570704
Combining Transcranial Doppler and EEG Data to Predict Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Chen HY, Elmer J, Zafar SF, Ghanta M, Moura Junior V, Rosenthal ES, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ, Zaveri HP, Sheth KN, Petersen NH, Westover MB, Kim JA
Neurology 2022 Feb 1;98(5):e459-e469. Epub 2021 Nov 29 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013126. PMID: 34845057Free PMC Article
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
Garg RK, Mahadevan A, Malhotra HS, Rizvi I, Kumar N, Uniyal R
Rev Med Virol 2019 Sep;29(5):e2058. Epub 2019 Jun 24 doi: 10.1002/rmv.2058. PMID: 31237061
Entrainment of neural oscillations as a modifiable substrate of attention.
Calderone DJ, Lakatos P, Butler PD, Castellanos FX
Trends Cogn Sci 2014 Jun;18(6):300-9. Epub 2014 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.02.005. PMID: 24630166Free PMC Article
Beta-band oscillations--signalling the status quo?
Engel AK, Fries P
Curr Opin Neurobiol 2010 Apr;20(2):156-65. Epub 2010 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2010.02.015. PMID: 20359884

Clinical prediction guides

Combining Transcranial Doppler and EEG Data to Predict Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Chen HY, Elmer J, Zafar SF, Ghanta M, Moura Junior V, Rosenthal ES, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ, Zaveri HP, Sheth KN, Petersen NH, Westover MB, Kim JA
Neurology 2022 Feb 1;98(5):e459-e469. Epub 2021 Nov 29 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013126. PMID: 34845057Free PMC Article
Epileptiform activity in traumatic brain injury predicts post-traumatic epilepsy.
Kim JA, Boyle EJ, Wu AC, Cole AJ, Staley KJ, Zafar S, Cash SS, Westover MB
Ann Neurol 2018 Apr;83(4):858-862. Epub 2018 Apr 10 doi: 10.1002/ana.25211. PMID: 29537656Free PMC Article
Benign infantile seizures.
Mishra D, Nikunj NK, Juneja M, Talukdar B
Indian Pediatr 2015 Feb;52(2):151-2. doi: 10.1007/s13312-015-0592-3. PMID: 25691188
Entrainment of neural oscillations as a modifiable substrate of attention.
Calderone DJ, Lakatos P, Butler PD, Castellanos FX
Trends Cogn Sci 2014 Jun;18(6):300-9. Epub 2014 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.02.005. PMID: 24630166Free PMC Article
Beta-band oscillations--signalling the status quo?
Engel AK, Fries P
Curr Opin Neurobiol 2010 Apr;20(2):156-65. Epub 2010 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2010.02.015. PMID: 20359884

Recent systematic reviews

(Dis-)Connected Dots in Dementia with Lewy Bodies-A Systematic Review of Connectivity Studies.
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Mov Disord 2023 Jan;38(1):4-15. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1002/mds.29248. PMID: 36253921Free PMC Article
Clinical Presentation, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome Following Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy: A Systematic Review.
Grant SJ, Grimshaw AA, Silberstein J, Murdaugh D, Wildes TM, Rosko AE, Giri S
Transplant Cell Ther 2022 Jun;28(6):294-302. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.03.006. PMID: 35288347Free PMC Article
Systematic review of EEG findings in 617 patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
Antony AR, Haneef Z
Seizure 2020 Dec;83:234-241. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.10.014. PMID: 33121875Free PMC Article
Electroencephalographic findings in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review.
Roberto KT, Espiritu AI, Fernandez MLL, Gutierrez JC
Seizure 2020 Nov;82:17-22. Epub 2020 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.09.007. PMID: 32957032Free PMC Article
Brain Injury and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review.
Mebius MJ, Kooi EMW, Bilardo CM, Bos AF
Pediatrics 2017 Jul;140(1) Epub 2017 Jun 13 doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-4055. PMID: 28607205

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