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 | ||
Revision as of 12:35, 22 February 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
