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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
Myoclonus in Angelman syndrome.
Pollack SF, Grocott OR, Parkin KA, Larson AM, Thibert RL
Epilepsy Behav 2018 May;82:170-174. Epub 2018 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.02.006. PMID: 29555100
Cessation of epilepsy therapy in children.
Stagi S, Lasorella S, Piccorossi A, Iapadre G, Verrotti A
Expert Rev Neurother 2016 May;16(5):549-59. Epub 2016 Apr 7 doi: 10.1586/14737175.2016.1168296. PMID: 27052023
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

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
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
Management of a First Seizure.
Bergey GK
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2016 Feb;22(1 Epilepsy):38-50. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000271. PMID: 26844729

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
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
Epilepsies in infancy.
Alam S, Lux AL
Arch Dis Child 2012 Nov;97(11):985-92. Epub 2012 Sep 8 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301119. PMID: 22962318

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
Long-term video-EEG monitoring and interictal epileptiform abnormalities.
Goldstein L, Margiotta M, Guina ML, Sperling MR, Nei M
Epilepsy Behav 2020 Dec;113:107523. Epub 2020 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107523. PMID: 33099258
EEG in WNV Neuroinvasive Disease.
Parsons AM, Grill MF, Feyissa AM, Britton J, Hocker S, Crepeau A
J Clin Neurophysiol 2019 Mar;36(2):135-140. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000558. PMID: 30648977
Generalized Periodic Discharges With and Without Triphasic Morphology.
Alkhachroum AM, Al-Abri H, Sachdeva A, Maturu S, Waldron J, Wang H, Rizvi M, Fernandez-Baca Vaca G, Lüders HO
J Clin Neurophysiol 2018 Mar;35(2):144-150. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000441. PMID: 29215453
Occipital lobe seizures and epilepsies.
Adcock JE, Panayiotopoulos CP
J Clin Neurophysiol 2012 Oct;29(5):397-407. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31826c98fe. PMID: 23027097

Recent systematic reviews

(Dis-)Connected Dots in Dementia with Lewy Bodies-A Systematic Review of Connectivity Studies.
Habich A, Wahlund LO, Westman E, Dierks T, Ferreira D
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
Rapid versus slow withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs.
Ayuga Loro F, Gisbert Tijeras E, Brigo F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Jan 10;1(1):CD005003. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005003.pub4. PMID: 35005782Free 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
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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