A unique presentation of atypical SREDA pattern in a young healthy woman

Najib Murr; John Bertoni

doi:10.4103/0972-2327.157183

A unique presentation of atypical SREDA pattern in a young healthy woman

Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Jul-Sep;18(3):355-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.157183.

Authors

Najib Murr¹, John Bertoni²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Southern Illinois School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, United States.
² Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

Abstract

Subclinical rhythmic electrographic discharge of adults (SREDA) is an EEG pattern seen in normal individuals and others with different diseases. we report a case of healthy young woman with alleged epilepsy but normal responsiveness during sustained SREDA. SREDA is a rare EEG variant with variable clinical significance. This is the first report of atypical SREDA in a 25 year-old woman.

Keywords: EEG; Electrographic; epilepsy; seizure.