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Medicine Epilepsy and EEG d3510da7

A 1-year old child presented with myoclonic jerks. The EEG done shows?

A
Normal record
B
Hypsarrhythmia
C
Periodic spike-wave pattern
D
Burst suppression pattern
High-Yield Explanation
Criteria for Hypsarrhythmia: 1. Essentially continuous electrical discharge. 2. Present in both wakefulness and sleep. 3. Consist of random high voltage slow waves and spikes. 4. Spikes vary in location and duration: focal or multifocal. 5. Occasionally generalized discharges but never in a rhythmic or highly organized pattern Periodic spike-wave pattern is seen with Prion disease Burst suppression pattern is seen with Cerebral Anoxia or bih asphyxia.

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