Difference between revisions of "Small sharp spikes (SSS or BETS)"
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| − | Synonymes: BETS (Benign Epileptiform Transients of Sleep) and | + | Synonymes: BETS (Benign Epileptiform Transients of Sleep) and benign sporadic sleep spikes |
* Occur in light sleep (non-REM 1 and 2 sleep) | * Occur in light sleep (non-REM 1 and 2 sleep) | ||
* Amplitude of <50 microV and duration of <50 ms | * Amplitude of <50 microV and duration of <50 ms | ||
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* Incidence of 20% | * Incidence of 20% | ||
* Small sharp spikes are not associated with epilepsy | * Small sharp spikes are not associated with epilepsy | ||
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| + | '''''Small sharp spikes right temporal in sleep stadium non REM 1 (average)''''' | ||
| + | [[File:SSS_right_temporal_in_sleep_stadium_non_REM_1_(average).png| border|none|1200px|left]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:26, 5 July 2017
Small sharp spikes (SSS) Synonymes: BETS (Benign Epileptiform Transients of Sleep) and benign sporadic sleep spikes
- Occur in light sleep (non-REM 1 and 2 sleep)
- Amplitude of <50 microV and duration of <50 ms
- Usually monophasic, occasionally diphasic
- Occasionally followed by a slow wave, however do not disturb the background
- Located temporal uni- or bilateral
- Incidence of 20%
- Small sharp spikes are not associated with epilepsy
Small sharp spikes right temporal in sleep stadium non REM 1 (average)
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