Abstracts
We studied two children with a history of headache and a normal physical and neurological examination whose EEG showed an electroencephalographic pattern recently published, the N-shape potential associated with the 14 Hz positive spikes. This graphoelement was observed only during the asleep state.
N-shape potential; 14 Hz positive spikes; EEG
Estudamos duas crianças com história de cefaléia, exame físico e neurológico normais, cujos EEG mostraram padrão eletrencefalográfico recentemente publicado, o potencial N associado às pontas positivas 14 Hz. Este novo grafoelemento foi observado somente durante o estado de sonolência.
potencial N; pontas positivas 14 Hz; EEG
Atypical pattern related to 14 Hz positive spikes
Padrão atípico associado às pontas positivas 14 Hz
Délrio F. SilvaI; Márcia Marques LimaII; Paulo M. KandaII; Renato AnghinahII; Edmar ZanoteliIII; José Geraldo C. LimaIV
IHead of the EEG Sector, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)
IIJunior Doctor of the EEG Sector
IIIResident in Neurology
IVFull Professor and Head of the Discipline of Neurology, EPM
SUMMARY
We studied two children with a history of headache and a normal physical and neurological examination whose EEG showed an electroencephalographic pattern recently published, the N-shape potential associated with the 14 Hz positive spikes. This graphoelement was observed only during the asleep state.
Key words:N-shape potential, 14 Hz positive spikes, EEG.
RESUMO
Estudamos duas crianças com história de cefaléia, exame físico e neurológico normais, cujos EEG mostraram padrão eletrencefalográfico recentemente publicado, o potencial N associado às pontas positivas 14 Hz. Este novo grafoelemento foi observado somente durante o estado de sonolência.
Palavras-chave: potencial N, pontas positivas 14 Hz, EEG.
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Aceite: 2-janeiro-1995.
Dr. Délrio Façanha da Silva - Disciplina de Neurologia, Setor de Eletrencefalografia, Escola Paulista de Medicina - Rua Botucatu 740 - 04023-900 São Paulo SP - Brasil.
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