1. An interictal EEG in BFNC was normal and discontinuous, and showed focal or multifocal sharp waves or “théta pointu alternant” pattern. The théta pointu alternant” pattern may be seen during waking and sleep and up to 12 days after the seizures are stopped. The théta pointu alternant pattern is a nonspecific EEG pattern seen in status epilepticus caused by a variety of conditions such as HIE, hypocalcemia, meningitis, SAH, and benign idiopathic neonatal seizures. It is described as bursts of an unreactive dominant theta activity intermixed with sharp waves with frequent interhemispheric asynchrony. Patterns suggesting poor prognosis, such as a paroxysmal, inactive, or burst-suppression, have never been reported in BNFC. The théta pointu alternant pattern is associated with good prognosis.1
Citation: Focal Epilepsy, Laoprasert P. Atlas of Pediatric EEG; Available at: Accessed: November 05, 2018
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