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EEG with central sharp waves

MedGen UID:
777019
•Concept ID:
C2207327
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0011293

Definition

EEG with sharp waves in the central region, i.e., sharp transient waves of a duration between 80 and 200 msec. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEEG with central sharp waves

Professional guidelines

PubMed

EEG in the differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
Erkinjuntti T, Larsen T, Sulkava R, Ketonen L, Laaksonen R, Palo J
Acta Neurol Scand 1988 Jan;77(1):36-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1988.tb06971.x. PMID: 3354310

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Specific electroencephalogram features in the very early phases of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Matsubayashi T, Akaza M, Hayashi Y, Hamaguchi T, Satoh K, Kosami K, Ae R, Kitamoto T, Yamada M, Shimohata T, Yokota T, Sanjo N
J Neurol Sci 2022 Jun 15;437:120265. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120265. PMID: 35472604
Children's Neurological Status Epilepticus and Poor Prognostic Factors through Electroencephalogram Image under Composite Domain Analysis Algorithm.
Zhang R, Gao C, Liu J, Zhao M, Wu Y
J Healthc Eng 2021;2021:8201363. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.1155/2021/8201363. PMID: 34868532Free PMC Article
Pharmacological monitoring of antiepileptic drugs in epilepsy patients on haemodialysis.
Araki K, Nakamura T, Takeuchi Y, Morozumi S, Horie K, Kobayashi Y, Kawakami O, Sobue F, Ueda T, Hamada K, Ando T, Inoue Y, Yasui K, Morozumi K, Maruyama S, Katsuno M
Epileptic Disord 2020 Feb 1;22(1):90-102. doi: 10.1684/epd.2020.1139. PMID: 32031531
Unusual EEG patterns.
Westmoreland BF, Klass DW
J Clin Neurophysiol 1990 Apr;7(2):209-28. doi: 10.1097/00004691-199004000-00005. PMID: 2187021
Positive rolandic sharp waves in the electroencephalograms of premature neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage.
Clancy RR, Tharp BR
Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1984 May;57(5):395-404. doi: 10.1016/0013-4694(84)90068-3. PMID: 6201333

Diagnosis

Specific electroencephalogram features in the very early phases of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Matsubayashi T, Akaza M, Hayashi Y, Hamaguchi T, Satoh K, Kosami K, Ae R, Kitamoto T, Yamada M, Shimohata T, Yokota T, Sanjo N
J Neurol Sci 2022 Jun 15;437:120265. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120265. PMID: 35472604
Autoimmune Encephalitis With mGluR1 Antibodies Presenting With Epilepsy, but Without Cerebellar Signs: A Case Report.
Vinke AM, Zong S, Janssen JH, Correia-Hoffmann C, Mané-Damas M, Damoiseaux JGMC, de Vries JM, Pröpper D, Molenaar P, Losen M, Martinez Martinez P, Rouhl RPW
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2022 Jul;9(4) Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000001171. PMID: 35450924Free PMC Article
Sharp Slow Waves in the EEG.
Janati AB, AlGhasab NS, Alshammari RA, saad AlGhassab A, Al-Aslami Yossef Fahad
Neurodiagn J 2016 Jun;56(2):83-94. doi: 10.1080/21646821.2016.1151311. PMID: 27373055
Pathological features of neonatal EEG in preterm babies born before 30 weeks of gestationnal age.
Tich SN, d'Allest AM, Villepin AT, de Belliscize J, Walls-Esquivel E, Salefranque F, Lamblin MD
Neurophysiol Clin 2007 Oct-Nov;37(5):325-70. Epub 2007 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2007.10.001. PMID: 18063234
The EEG findings in extratemporal seizures.
Westmoreland BF
Epilepsia 1998;39 Suppl 4:S1-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb05121.x. PMID: 9637588

Therapy

Early postnatal EEG features of perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke with seizures.
Low E, Mathieson SR, Stevenson NJ, Livingstone V, Ryan CA, Bogue CO, Rennie JM, Boylan GB
PLoS One 2014;9(7):e100973. Epub 2014 Jul 22 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100973. PMID: 25051161Free PMC Article
Clinical and EEG characteristics of benign rolandic epilepsy in Chinese patients.
Zhao X, Chi Z, Chi L, Shang W, Liu X
Brain Dev 2007 Jan;29(1):13-8. Epub 2006 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.05.006. PMID: 16806777
Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes and hippocampal atrophy.
Gelisse P, Genton P, Raybaud C, Thiry A, Pincemaille O
Epilepsia 1999 Sep;40(9):1312-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00864.x. PMID: 10487198
Effect of sedative and hypnotic doses of propofol on the EEG activity of patients with or without a history of seizure disorders.
Wang B, Bai Q, Jiao X, Wang E, White PF
J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 1997 Oct;9(4):335-40. doi: 10.1097/00008506-199710000-00008. PMID: 9339406
Herpes simplex virus infection in the newborn.
Pettay O, Leinikki P, Donner M, Lapinleimu K
Arch Dis Child 1972 Feb;47(251):97-103. doi: 10.1136/adc.47.251.97. PMID: 4553151Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Children's Neurological Status Epilepticus and Poor Prognostic Factors through Electroencephalogram Image under Composite Domain Analysis Algorithm.
Zhang R, Gao C, Liu J, Zhao M, Wu Y
J Healthc Eng 2021;2021:8201363. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.1155/2021/8201363. PMID: 34868532Free PMC Article
Seizures and EEG pattern in Kabuki syndrome.
Lodi M, Chifari R, Parazzini C, Viri M, Beccaria F, Lorenzetti ME, Meloni M, Capovilla G, Romeo A
Brain Dev 2010 Nov;32(10):829-34. Epub 2010 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2009.12.006. PMID: 20061104
Pathological features of neonatal EEG in preterm babies born before 30 weeks of gestationnal age.
Tich SN, d'Allest AM, Villepin AT, de Belliscize J, Walls-Esquivel E, Salefranque F, Lamblin MD
Neurophysiol Clin 2007 Oct-Nov;37(5):325-70. Epub 2007 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2007.10.001. PMID: 18063234
The visual scoring of sleep and arousal in infants and children.
Grigg-Damberger M, Gozal D, Marcus CL, Quan SF, Rosen CL, Chervin RD, Wise M, Picchietti DL, Sheldon SH, Iber C
J Clin Sleep Med 2007 Mar 15;3(2):201-40. PMID: 17557427
The use of the EEG to predict outcome in premature infants with positive sharp waves.
Hughes JR, Guerra R
Clin Electroencephalogr 1994 Oct;25(4):127-35. doi: 10.1177/155005949402500404. PMID: 7813091

Clinical prediction guides

Early postnatal EEG features of perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke with seizures.
Low E, Mathieson SR, Stevenson NJ, Livingstone V, Ryan CA, Bogue CO, Rennie JM, Boylan GB
PLoS One 2014;9(7):e100973. Epub 2014 Jul 22 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100973. PMID: 25051161Free PMC Article
The visual scoring of sleep and arousal in infants and children.
Grigg-Damberger M, Gozal D, Marcus CL, Quan SF, Rosen CL, Chervin RD, Wise M, Picchietti DL, Sheldon SH, Iber C
J Clin Sleep Med 2007 Mar 15;3(2):201-40. PMID: 17557427
Clinical and EEG characteristics of benign rolandic epilepsy in Chinese patients.
Zhao X, Chi Z, Chi L, Shang W, Liu X
Brain Dev 2007 Jan;29(1):13-8. Epub 2006 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.05.006. PMID: 16806777
Midline theta rhythm revisited.
Okada S, Urakami Y
Clin Electroencephalogr 1993 Jan;24(1):6-12. doi: 10.1177/155005949302400104. PMID: 8420698
Positive rolandic sharp waves in the electroencephalograms of premature neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage.
Clancy RR, Tharp BR
Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1984 May;57(5):395-404. doi: 10.1016/0013-4694(84)90068-3. PMID: 6201333

Recent systematic reviews

EEG of asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with juvenile myoclonic, childhood absence and rolandic epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tashkandi M, Baarma D, Tricco AC, Boelman C, Alkhater R, Minassian BA
Epileptic Disord 2019 Feb 1;21(1):30-41. doi: 10.1684/epd.2019.1024. PMID: 30767897

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