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[Reaction to awakening from sleep in children (electroencephalographic study of 153 subjects)]
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The arousal reaction in young children with neuropsychiatric disorders often shows diffuse paroxysmal EEG changes. These EEG abnormalities were observed in both epileptic and non-epileptic children, suggesting a common neurological response.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Pediatric Neurology
- Clinical Electrophysiology
Abstract:
The arousal reaction has been studied on the EEG records of 153 children aged within 1 and 4 and observed suffering from different neuropsychiatric disorders. In the majority of the patients the arousal was accompanied by diffuse paroxysmal modifications that are present both in the records of clinically epileptic children and in those having never suffered of epileptic seizures.