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Beta-EEG

MedGen UID:
869075
•Concept ID:
C4023493
•
Finding
Synonym: Beta wave electroencephalography
 
HPO: HP:0011179

Definition

EEG dominated by diffuse beta-waves (>13 Hz). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

EEG Beta-Band Spectral Entropy Can Predict the Effect of Drug Treatment on Pain in Patients With Herpes Zoster.
Wei M, Liao Y, Liu J, Li L, Huang G, Huang J, Li D, Xiao L, Zhang Z
J Clin Neurophysiol 2022 Feb 1;39(2):166-173. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000758. PMID: 32675727
Electrophysiological Phenotype in Angelman Syndrome Differs Between Genotypes.
Frohlich J, Miller MT, Bird LM, Garces P, Purtell H, Hoener MC, Philpot BD, Sidorov MS, Tan WH, Hernandez MC, Rotenberg A, Jeste SS, Krishnan M, Khwaja O, Hipp JF
Biol Psychiatry 2019 May 1;85(9):752-759. Epub 2019 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.01.008. PMID: 30826071Free PMC Article
Clinical utility of portable electrophysiology to measure fatigue in treatment-naïve non-small cell lung cancer.
O'Connor B, Markicevic M, Newman L, Poduval RK, Tiernan E, Hanrahan E, Cuffe S, Reilly RB, Walsh D
Support Care Cancer 2019 Jul;27(7):2617-2623. Epub 2018 Nov 22 doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4542-1. PMID: 30467793

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Power spectral analysis of the sleep electroencephalogram in positional obstructive sleep apnea.
Duce B, Kulkas A, Oksenberg A, Töyräs J, Hukins C
Sleep Med 2023 Apr;104:83-89. Epub 2023 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.02.021. PMID: 36905777
Influence of PICALM and CLU risk variants on beta EEG activity in Alzheimer's disease patients.
Maturana-Candelas A, Gómez C, Poza J, Rodríguez-González V, Pablo VG, Lopes AM, Pinto N, Hornero R
Sci Rep 2021 Oct 14;11(1):20465. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-99589-y. PMID: 34650147Free PMC Article
Mechanisms underlying the EEG biomarker in Dup15q syndrome.
Frohlich J, Reiter LT, Saravanapandian V, DiStefano C, Huberty S, Hyde C, Chamberlain S, Bearden CE, Golshani P, Irimia A, Olsen RW, Hipp JF, Jeste SS
Mol Autism 2019;10:29. Epub 2019 Jul 3 doi: 10.1186/s13229-019-0280-6. PMID: 31312421Free PMC Article
Neuroimaging Study of Alpha and Beta EEG Biofeedback Effects on Neural Networks.
Shtark MB, Kozlova LI, Bezmaternykh DD, Mel'nikov MY, Savelov AA, Sokhadze EM
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 2018 Jun;43(2):169-178. doi: 10.1007/s10484-018-9396-2. PMID: 29926265
Resting-state theta/beta EEG ratio is associated with reward- and punishment-related reversal learning.
Schutte I, Kenemans JL, Schutter DJLG
Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 2017 Aug;17(4):754-763. doi: 10.3758/s13415-017-0510-3. PMID: 28585018Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Electroencephalography Network Indices as Biomarkers of Upper Limb Impairment in Chronic Stroke.
Choi GY, Chang WK, Shim M, Kim N, Jang JH, Kim WS, Hwang HJ, Paik NJ
J Vis Exp 2023 Jul 14;(197) doi: 10.3791/64753. PMID: 37522717
Power spectral analysis of the sleep electroencephalogram in positional obstructive sleep apnea.
Duce B, Kulkas A, Oksenberg A, Töyräs J, Hukins C
Sleep Med 2023 Apr;104:83-89. Epub 2023 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.02.021. PMID: 36905777
Towards the Objective Identification of the Presence of Pain Based on Electroencephalography Signals' Analysis: A Proof-of-Concept.
Segning CM, Harvey J, Ezzaidi H, Fernandes KBP, da Silva RA, Ngomo S
Sensors (Basel) 2022 Aug 20;22(16) doi: 10.3390/s22166272. PMID: 36016032Free PMC Article
Acute EEG Patterns Associated With Transient Ischemic Attack.
Rogers JM, Bechara J, Middleton S, Johnstone SJ
Clin EEG Neurosci 2019 May;50(3):196-204. Epub 2018 Jul 25 doi: 10.1177/1550059418790708. PMID: 30045636
Is the Theta/Beta EEG Marker for ADHD Inherently Flawed?
Saad JF, Kohn MR, Clarke S, Lagopoulos J, Hermens DF
J Atten Disord 2018 Jul;22(9):815-826. Epub 2015 Mar 30 doi: 10.1177/1087054715578270. PMID: 25823742

Therapy

Melatonin effects on EEG activity during non-rapid eye movement sleep in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer´s disease: a pilot study.
Cruz-Aguilar MA, Ramírez-Salado I, Hernández-González M, Guevara MA, Del Río JM
Int J Neurosci 2021 Jun;131(6):580-590. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1080/00207454.2020.1750392. PMID: 32228330
Mechanisms underlying the EEG biomarker in Dup15q syndrome.
Frohlich J, Reiter LT, Saravanapandian V, DiStefano C, Huberty S, Hyde C, Chamberlain S, Bearden CE, Golshani P, Irimia A, Olsen RW, Hipp JF, Jeste SS
Mol Autism 2019;10:29. Epub 2019 Jul 3 doi: 10.1186/s13229-019-0280-6. PMID: 31312421Free PMC Article
The neurophysiological and neurochemical effects of alcohol on the brain are inconsistent with current evidence based models of sleepwalking.
Pressman MR
Sleep Med Rev 2019 Feb;43:92-95. Epub 2018 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2018.10.003. PMID: 30537569
EEG-based mild depressive detection using feature selection methods and classifiers.
Li X, Hu B, Sun S, Cai H
Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2016 Nov;136:151-61. Epub 2016 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.08.010. PMID: 27686712
Short and long-term effects of sham-controlled prefrontal EEG-neurofeedback training in healthy subjects.
Engelbregt HJ, Keeser D, van Eijk L, Suiker EM, Eichhorn D, Karch S, Deijen JB, Pogarell O
Clin Neurophysiol 2016 Apr;127(4):1931-7. Epub 2016 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.01.004. PMID: 26971473

Prognosis

Electroencephalography Network Indices as Biomarkers of Upper Limb Impairment in Chronic Stroke.
Choi GY, Chang WK, Shim M, Kim N, Jang JH, Kim WS, Hwang HJ, Paik NJ
J Vis Exp 2023 Jul 14;(197) doi: 10.3791/64753. PMID: 37522717
Behavioral and physiological correlates of kinetically tracking a chaotic target.
Takagi A, Furuta R, Saetia S, Yoshimura N, Koike Y, Minati L
PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0239471. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239471. PMID: 32946493Free PMC Article
Seasonal variation of spontaneous blink rate and beta EEG activity.
Barbato G, Cirace F, Monteforte E, Costanzo A
Psychiatry Res 2018 Dec;270:126-133. Epub 2018 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.08.051. PMID: 30245376
Neuroimaging Study of Alpha and Beta EEG Biofeedback Effects on Neural Networks.
Shtark MB, Kozlova LI, Bezmaternykh DD, Mel'nikov MY, Savelov AA, Sokhadze EM
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 2018 Jun;43(2):169-178. doi: 10.1007/s10484-018-9396-2. PMID: 29926265
Insomnia in women approaching menopause: Beyond perception.
Baker FC, Willoughby AR, Sassoon SA, Colrain IM, de Zambotti M
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015 Oct;60:96-104. Epub 2015 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.06.005. PMID: 26142241Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Electroencephalography Network Indices as Biomarkers of Upper Limb Impairment in Chronic Stroke.
Choi GY, Chang WK, Shim M, Kim N, Jang JH, Kim WS, Hwang HJ, Paik NJ
J Vis Exp 2023 Jul 14;(197) doi: 10.3791/64753. PMID: 37522717
Task prioritization modulates alpha, theta and beta EEG dynamics reflecting proactive cognitive control.
Liegel N, Schneider D, Wascher E, Arnau S
Sci Rep 2022 Sep 5;12(1):15072. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19158-9. PMID: 36064572Free PMC Article
Investigating the power of eyes open resting state EEG for assisting in dementia diagnosis.
Jennings JL, Peraza LR, Baker M, Alter K, Taylor JP, Bauer R
Alzheimers Res Ther 2022 Aug 5;14(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s13195-022-01046-z. PMID: 35932060Free PMC Article
Sleep EEG characteristics associated with total sleep time misperception in young adults: an exploratory study.
Xu B, Cai Q, Mai R, Liang H, Huang J, Yang Z
Behav Brain Funct 2022 Jan 24;18(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12993-022-00188-2. PMID: 35073948Free PMC Article
Alpha and beta cortical activity during guitar playing: task complexity and audiovisual stimulus analysis.
Leite JAA, Dos Santos MAC, da Silva RMC, Andrade AO, da Silva GM, Bazan R, de Souza LAPS, Luvizutto GJ
Somatosens Mot Res 2020 Dec;37(4):245-251. Epub 2020 Jun 29 doi: 10.1080/08990220.2020.1784130. PMID: 32597273

Recent systematic reviews

Is There a Difference in EEG Characteristics in Acute, Chronic, and Experimentally Induced Musculoskeletal Pain States? a Systematic Review.
Mathew J, Perez TM, Adhia DB, De Ridder D, Mani R
Clin EEG Neurosci 2024 Jan;55(1):101-120. Epub 2022 Nov 14 doi: 10.1177/15500594221138292. PMID: 36377346

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