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Normal EEG Variants: Multimedia
Updated: Jan 2, 2009
Multimedia
![]() | Media file 1: Example of the psychomotor variant (rhythmic harmonic theta). |
![]() | Media file 2: Example of mu waveforms. |
![]() | Media file 3: Artifact produced by tongue movement. The person was asked to say LILT, which caused the waves to slightly undulate. |
![]() | Media file 4: Example of EEG chewing artifact. |
![]() | Media file 5: EEG artifact of eye blinking. |
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Keywords
electroencephalography, EEG, variant waveform, psychomotor variant, rhythmic harmonic theta, mu, rhythm en arceau, wicket rhythm, 14- and 6-Hz waves, small sharp spikes of sleep, SSS, 6-Hz spike and wave, phantom spike and wave, wicket spikes, subclinical rhythmic EEG discharges, rhythmic midline theta







