Measurement of neurophysiology Flashcards
Number of electrodes used in standard EEG
21
Procedures that are used to elicit abnormalities in EEG
Hyperventilation
Strobe lighting
Sleep deprivation
Frequency of beta waves in EEG
13-30Hz
Frequency of alpha waves in EEG
8-13Hz
Frequency of theta waves in EEG
4-8Hz
Frequency of delta waves in EEG
<4Hz
Frequency of Mu waves in EEG
7-11Hz
Waves described as fast waves in EEG
Beta
Alpha
Waves described as slow waves in EEG
Theta
Delta
Wave seen at the frontal, central position on a normal waking EEG when busy or concentrating
Beta
Most common wave seen in awake but eyes closed, relaxing EEG
Alpha
Wave prominent in sleep in EEG
Theta
Wave prominent in deep sleep in EEG
Delta
Factors that cause alpha waves to disappear in EEG
Anxiety
Eyes opening
Arousal
Focused attention
EEG wave which is suggestive of pathology if seen in large amounts during waking
Theta
EEG wave which is suggestive of pathology if seen at all in waking EEG
Delta
Characteristics of Mu waves in EEG
Related to motor activity
Arch like waves
Caused by movement of the contralateral side
Characteristics of Lambda waves on EEG
Single, occipital, triangular, sharp wave
Produced by visual scanning e.g. reading a line of text
Characteristics of normal EEG in newborns
Dominant delta and theta waves
Characteristics of normal EEG in babies
Irregular medium to high frequency delta waves
Characteristics of normal EEG in early childhood
Posterior alpha waves developing
Age at which a child’s EEG becomes similar to an adult’s
12-14
Characteristic EEG in absence seizures
Regular 3Hz waves
Characteristic EEG in Alzheimer’s dementia
Increase in lower frequency waves
Rarely normal in advanced Alzheimer’s dementia
Characteristic EEG in Angelman’s syndrome
Long runs of 2-3Hz frontal activity with epileptiform discharges
Occipital 4-6Hz occipital activity on eye closure by the age of 12
Characteristic EEG in ADHD
Spike or spike and wave pattern in 60%
Characteristic EEG in borderline personality disorder
Spikes in 25% of patients
Characteristic EEG in CJD
1-2Hz sharp waves every 1-2 seconds in 90% of patients with sporadic CJD
Less often seen in familial CJD
Not seen in variant CJD
Characteristic EEG in subdural haematoma
Focal delta slowing
Characteristic EEG in herpes simplex encephalitis
Episodic discharges every 1-3 seconds over temporal areas
Characteristic EEG in Huntington’s disease
Initially loss of alpha waves
Later flattened wave
Characteristic EEG in infantile spasms
Hypsarrhythmia - diffuse giant waves with a chaotic background
Characteristic EEG in infectious disorders
Diffuse, synchronous high voltage slowing
Characteristic EEG in metabolic or endocrine disorders
Diffused generalised slowing