Phantom spike-and-wave bursts during REM-sleep

Summary Phantom spike-and-wave bursts or 6 Hz spike-and-wave bursts consist of brief bursts of spikes of very low amplitude with a repetition range of 5 to 7 Hz. This pattern usually occurs bilaterally and synchronously during relaxed wakefulness, drowsiness or light sleep. Bursts disappear during d...

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Published in:Neurophysiologie clinique 2008-08, Vol.38 (4), p.249-253
Main Authors: Gelisse, P, Crespel, A
Format: Article
Language:English
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6-Hz spike-and-wave burst
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Consciousness - physiology
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
EEG
Electroencephalography
Electrophysiology
Female
Functional Laterality - physiology
Humans
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Phantom spike-and-wave
Pointes ondes fantômes
Pointes ondes à 6 c/s
REM-sleep
Sleep Stages - physiology
Sleep, REM - physiology
Sommeil paradoxal
Wakefulness - physiology
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Summary:Summary Phantom spike-and-wave bursts or 6 Hz spike-and-wave bursts consist of brief bursts of spikes of very low amplitude with a repetition range of 5 to 7 Hz. This pattern usually occurs bilaterally and synchronously during relaxed wakefulness, drowsiness or light sleep. Bursts disappear during deeper levels of sleep. We present the case of a patient in whom this pattern reappeared in REM-sleep. This observation confirms that the stage of REM-sleep is close to wakefulness or drowsiness and may contain EEG patterns that are seen in these stages.
ISSN:0987-7053
1769-7131
DOI:10.1016/j.neucli.2008.04.002