from Part I - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2024
This chapter focuses on several of the most common actionable EEG abnormalities. This includes defining and describing epileptiform discharges, which are abnormal EEG waves that serve as markers of increased seizure risk. This also includes seizures themselves, and their characteristics and electrographic criteria. Prolonged and repetitive seizures known as status epilepticus are described, including their specific electrographic characteristics and criteria. The treatment resistant form of status epilepticus known as refractory status epilepticus is also described. Finally, the chapter describes a high risk electrographic phenomenon known as brief potentially ictal rhythmic discharges (BIRDs).
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