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EEG with temporal sharp waves

MedGen UID:
777015
•Concept ID:
C2206519
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0011296

Definition

EEG with sharp waves in the temporal region, i.e., sharp transient waves of a duration between 80 and 200 msec. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEEG with temporal sharp waves

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Do skull base lesions and their surgical treatment cause epileptic seizures?
Jenssen S, Potolicchio SL, Sekhar LN
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2007 Jun;109(5):406-8. Epub 2007 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.02.009. PMID: 17397995

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Subclinical epileptiform discharges in Alzheimer's disease are associated with increased hippocampal blood flow.
Musaeus CS, Kjaer TW, Lindberg U, Vestergaard MB, Bo H, Larsson W, Press DZ, Andersen BB, Høgh P, Kidmose P, Hemmsen MC, Rank ML, Hasselbalch SG, Waldemar G, Frederiksen KS
Alzheimers Res Ther 2024 Apr 12;16(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s13195-024-01432-9. PMID: 38610005Free PMC Article
Anti-amphiphysin encephalitis: Expanding the clinical spectrum.
Sun Y, Qin X, Huang D, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Wang Q
Front Immunol 2023;14:1084883. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1084883. PMID: 37090693Free PMC Article
Intracranial correlates of small sharp spikes.
Epitashvili N, San Antonio-Arce V, Brandt A, Schulze-Bonhage A
Clin Neurophysiol 2021 Sep;132(9):2146-2151. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.05.019. PMID: 34284250
Hijacking of hippocampal-cortical oscillatory coupling during sleep in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Mendes RAV, Zacharias LR, Ruggiero RN, Leite JP, Moraes MFD, Lopes-Aguiar C
Epilepsy Behav 2021 Aug;121(Pt B):106608. Epub 2019 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106608. PMID: 31740330
Unusual EEG patterns.
Westmoreland BF, Klass DW
J Clin Neurophysiol 1990 Apr;7(2):209-28. doi: 10.1097/00004691-199004000-00005. PMID: 2187021

Diagnosis

Anti-amphiphysin encephalitis: Expanding the clinical spectrum.
Sun Y, Qin X, Huang D, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Wang Q
Front Immunol 2023;14:1084883. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1084883. PMID: 37090693Free PMC Article
Intracranial correlates of small sharp spikes.
Epitashvili N, San Antonio-Arce V, Brandt A, Schulze-Bonhage A
Clin Neurophysiol 2021 Sep;132(9):2146-2151. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.05.019. PMID: 34284250
Clinical characteristics of GAD 65-associated autoimmune encephalitis.
Zhu F, Shan W, Lv R, Li Z, Wang Q
Acta Neurol Scand 2020 Sep;142(3):281-293. Epub 2020 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/ane.13281. PMID: 32416610
Normal Variants Are Commonly Overread as Interictal Epileptiform Abnormalities.
Kang JY, Krauss GL
J Clin Neurophysiol 2019 Jul;36(4):257-263. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000613. PMID: 31274688
Epileptiform electroencephalographic patterns.
Westmoreland BF
Mayo Clin Proc 1996 May;71(5):501-11. doi: 10.4065/71.5.501. PMID: 8628033

Therapy

Clinical characteristics of GAD 65-associated autoimmune encephalitis.
Zhu F, Shan W, Lv R, Li Z, Wang Q
Acta Neurol Scand 2020 Sep;142(3):281-293. Epub 2020 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/ane.13281. PMID: 32416610
Spectrum of epilepsy and electroencephalogram patterns in idic (15) syndrome.
Battaglia A, Bernardini L, Torrente I, Novelli A, Scarselli G
Am J Med Genet A 2016 Oct;170(10):2531-9. Epub 2016 Aug 11 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37844. PMID: 27513709
Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome in children with nephrotic syndrome.
Zhou J, Zheng H, Zhong X, Wu D, Wang M, Tang X, Li Q
Nephrology (Carlton) 2015 Nov;20(11):849-54. doi: 10.1111/nep.12518. PMID: 26014660
Ictal EEG patterns in epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes.
Capovilla G, Beccaria F, Bianchi A, Canevini MP, Giordano L, Gobbi G, Mastrangelo M, Peruzzi C, Pisano T, Striano P, Veggiotti P, Vignoli A, Pruna D
Brain Dev 2011 Apr;33(4):301-9. Epub 2010 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.06.007. PMID: 20598821
A review of the usefulness of the standard EEG in psychiatry.
Hughes JR
Clin Electroencephalogr 1996 Jan;27(1):35-9. doi: 10.1177/155005949602700106. PMID: 8719500

Prognosis

Anti-amphiphysin encephalitis: Expanding the clinical spectrum.
Sun Y, Qin X, Huang D, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Wang Q
Front Immunol 2023;14:1084883. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1084883. PMID: 37090693Free PMC Article
Clinical characteristics of GAD 65-associated autoimmune encephalitis.
Zhu F, Shan W, Lv R, Li Z, Wang Q
Acta Neurol Scand 2020 Sep;142(3):281-293. Epub 2020 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/ane.13281. PMID: 32416610
Ictal EEG patterns in epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes.
Capovilla G, Beccaria F, Bianchi A, Canevini MP, Giordano L, Gobbi G, Mastrangelo M, Peruzzi C, Pisano T, Striano P, Veggiotti P, Vignoli A, Pruna D
Brain Dev 2011 Apr;33(4):301-9. Epub 2010 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.06.007. PMID: 20598821
Positive temporal sharp waves in preterm infants with and without brain ultrasound lesions.
Castro Conde JR, Martínez ED, Campo CG, Pérez AM, McLean ML
Clin Neurophysiol 2004 Nov;115(11):2479-88. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.05.028. PMID: 15465435
Role and limitations of routine and ambulatory scalp electroencephalography in diagnosing and managing seizures.
Worrell GA, Lagerlund TD, Buchhalter JR
Mayo Clin Proc 2002 Sep;77(9):991-8. doi: 10.4065/77.9.991. PMID: 12233935

Clinical prediction guides

Anti-amphiphysin encephalitis: Expanding the clinical spectrum.
Sun Y, Qin X, Huang D, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Wang Q
Front Immunol 2023;14:1084883. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1084883. PMID: 37090693Free PMC Article
Clinical and imaging features of nonmotor onset seizure in poststroke epilepsy.
Fukuma K, Ikeda S, Tanaka T, Kamogawa N, Ishiyama H, Abe S, Tojima M, Kobayashi K, Shimotake A, Nakaoku Y, Nishimura K, Koga M, Toyoda K, Matsumoto R, Ikeda A, Ihara M
Epilepsia 2022 Aug;63(8):2068-2080. Epub 2022 Jun 10 doi: 10.1111/epi.17308. PMID: 35593437
Hippocampal spikes have heterogeneous scalp EEG correlates important for defining IEDs.
Bruzzone MJ, Issa NP, Wu S, Rose S, Esengul YT, Towle VL, Nordli D, Warnke PC, Tao JX
Epilepsy Res 2022 May;182:106914. Epub 2022 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106914. PMID: 35367692
Hijacking of hippocampal-cortical oscillatory coupling during sleep in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Mendes RAV, Zacharias LR, Ruggiero RN, Leite JP, Moraes MFD, Lopes-Aguiar C
Epilepsy Behav 2021 Aug;121(Pt B):106608. Epub 2019 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106608. PMID: 31740330
Hippocampal sharp wave-ripple: A cognitive biomarker for episodic memory and planning.
Buzsáki G
Hippocampus 2015 Oct;25(10):1073-188. doi: 10.1002/hipo.22488. PMID: 26135716Free PMC Article

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