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Interpreting the Raw EEG: Diffuse Beta Activity

Interpreting the Raw EEG: Diffuse Beta Activity

Interpreting the Raw EEG: Diffuse Beta Activity

The presence of diffuse beta is not inherently abnormal, but it does merit clinical consideration. It may reflect endogenous factors such as individual variability in cortical excitability, exogenous factors such as the use of CNS-active medications (e.g., benzodiazepines, barbiturates, certain anesthetics), or non-cerebral factors such as EMG contamination.

BioSource Faculty

Jun 1910 min read

How Benzodiazepines Affect the EEG

How Benzodiazepines Affect the EEG

How Benzodiazepines Affect the EEG

Benzodiazepines vary widely in EEG and clinical effects—Subtypes differ by half-life and receptor affinity, influencing sedation, rebound symptoms, and cortical modulation.

Jun 1614 min read

The Clinician Detective: Intermittent Epileptiform Discharges (IEDs)

The Clinician Detective: Intermittent Epileptiform Discharges (IEDs)

The Clinician Detective: Intermittent Epileptiform Discharges (IEDs)

IEDs are not incidental EEG findings, but markers of transient cortical dysfunction that disrupt cognition, emotion, and behavior.

BioSource Faculty

Apr 3026 min read

Prescription Drugs Can Cause Depression

Prescription Drugs Can Cause Depression

Prescription Drugs Can Cause Depression

Older patients are particularly vulnerable to drug-induced depression because of age-related physiological changes and polypharmacy.

BioSource Faculty

Dec 11, 20247 min read

Drug Effects on the EEG

Drug Effects on the EEG

Drug Effects on the EEG

Detailed review of drug effects on the EEG

BioSource Faculty

Nov 18, 202430 min read

Clinical Update on Insomnia

Clinical Update on Insomnia

Clinical Update on Insomnia

This post discusses our insomnia epidemic and evidence-based behavioral interventions for insomnia.

BioSource Faculty

Oct 8, 20239 min read

Drug Effects on Biofeedback

Drug Effects on Biofeedback

Drug Effects on Biofeedback

Drug Effects on Biofeedback

BioSource Faculty

May 24, 20235 min read

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