title: Midline spike discharges: clinical and EEG correlates.
abstract: Thirty-four tracings in 32 patients had spike discharges recorded at Cz and Pz electrodes. Midline spikes showed strong correlations with clinical seizures; 91% had epileptic seizures of diverse types. Over two-thirds of the patients were neurologically impaired. Midline spikes most probably originate from discharging lesions of the mesial or paramedian region of the cerebral cortex.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*