Epileptic Disorders
MENUPeriodic eye opening and swallowing movements associated with post-anoxic burst-suppression EEG pattern Volume 10, issue 1, march 2008
Authors
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, “Marqués de Valdecilla” University Hospital (IFIMAV), Santander, Cantabria, Department of Neurology, “Marqués de Valdecilla” University Hospital (IFIMAV), Santander, Cantabria, Spain
- Key words: periodic myoclonus, post-hypoxic myoclonus, burst-suppression pattern, seesaw phenomenon, swallowing movements
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2008.0169
- Page(s) : 19-21
- Published in: 2008
We report a video-electroencephalogram study of a 50-year-old woman who developed a clinical picture consisting of stereotyped periodic eye opening followed by eye closing, with or without swallowing movements, after a prolonged cardiopulmonary arrest. These movements were associated with a burst-suppression pattern on the electroencephalogram. [Published with video sequences]