+
Related Flashcards
Related Topics
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|
Sharply contoured waveforms that are judged to be abnormal
|
sharp transient
|
|
Regular waves that are similar to sine waves
|
sinusoidal
|
|
Electrographic seizure patterns
|
ictal
|
|
Waveforms that do not have a sinusoidal or simple geometric shape
|
irregular activity
|
|
Waveforms associated with or without clinical seizure manifestations
|
epileptiform
|
|
An event that stands out against the background
|
transient
|
|
Two components on opposite sides of baseline
|
diphasic
|
|
A wave that has 2 or more components of a different direction
|
polyphasic
|
|
Epileptiform activity not associated with a clinical event
|
interictal
|
|
One or more waves that begin abruptly stands out from that ongoing EEG activity, reaches maximum amplitude rapidly and disappears suddenly
|
paroxysmal
|
|
A wave that has components alternating about the baseline
|
triphasic
|
|
Check off the patterns in which more than 1 normal pattern from 2 foci located symmetrically in the 2 hemispheres can appear
|
lambda, mu rhythm, posterior dominant rhythm, sleep spindles
|
|
What unit is used to describe amplitude
|
microvolts
|
|
Which wave pattern is a diorder with multifocal epileptiform discharges observed using the EEG
|
infantile spasms
|
|
The brain is composed of ___ gray matter and ___ white matter
|
40% , 60%
|
