The frontal arousal rhythm.
This study involved 50 patients with the frontal arousal rhythm (FAR), a rare pattern (0.22%) seen in children with an average age of 4 yrs who show long bursts of bifrontal sharp waves at a theta frequency upon arousal from stage II sleep. The pattern is seen mainly in males and children with histories of seizures (70%), usually with generalized attacks. Although cognitive/behavior disorders were seen in an overlapping 56%, this incidence was not different from a control group from the same clinic with normal EEGs.
Hughes
J R
JR
Epilepsy Clinic, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, USA.
Daaboul
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D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000503:physiopathology