A 1-year old child presented with myoclonic jerks. The EEG done shows?
Correct Answer: Hypsarrhythmia
Description: Criteria for Hypsarrhythmia: 1. Essentially continuous electrical discharge. 2. Present in both wakefulness and sleep. 3. Consist of random high voltage slow waves and spikes. 4. Spikes vary in location and duration: focal or multifocal. 5. Occasionally generalized discharges but never in a rhythmic or highly organized pattern Periodic spike-wave pattern is seen with Prion disease Burst suppression pattern is seen with Cerebral Anoxia or bih asphyxia.
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