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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2024

14 and 6 Hz like spike wave activity is a common finding in young patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.

Mohammed Alzaid, Kanokkarn Sunkonkit, Colin Massicotte, Hiroshi Otsubo, Reshma Amin, Suhail Al-Saleh

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Mohammed AlzaidDivision of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Kanokkarn SunkonkitDivision of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Colin MassicotteDivision of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Hiroshi OtsuboNeurophysiology Lab Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Reshma AminDivision of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Suhail Al-SalehDivision of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
SickKids Foundation · CAHospital for Sick Children · CA

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objectivesOur aim was to characterize the 14 and 6 like spike wave activity seen on electroencephalograms (EEG) in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) undergoing polysomnograms.

methodsWe performed a retrospective review of children with PWS and healthy controls who underwent diagnostic polysomnograms between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2020, at SickKids, Toronto, Canada. EEGs from the polysomnograms were reviewed for the presence of the 14 and 6 like spike wave activity and its characteristics. Clinical correlation of the EEG variant with sleep-disordered breathing indices from the polysomnograms was also evaluated.

resultsA total of 94 children with PWS and 50 healthy controls were included. The median age and interquartile range for the cohort was 1.42 (0.6, 4.2) years. There were 50 (53.2%) males in the PWS cohort. The EEG variant prevalence in this cohort was 51.0% (n = 48) in children with PWS and 0% for the healthy controls. 14 and 6 Hz like spike wave activity was bilateral in 52% (25/48) children with PWS. The waves had a negative deflection in almost all patients, 44/48 (92%), with PWS. It was predominantly located in the frontal leads for children with PWS, 23/48 (47.9%). It most frequently occurred during non-rapid eye movement stage 2 sleep for children with PWS, 25/48 (52.0%). The mean (standard deviation) frequency was 6.8 (0.97) Hz. The median (interquartile range) length of the waves was 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) seconds in children with PWS. There was no correlation between the presence of the EEG variant and sleep-disordered breathing indices in children with PWS.

conclusionsThe 14 and 6 Hz like spike wave activity EEG variant was present in more than 50% of a pediatric cohort of children with PWS compared with 0% in healthy children. This EEG variant did not appear to be associated with sleep-disordered breathing indices in children with PWS and is of unknown clinical significance. CITATION: Alzaid M, Sunkonkit K, Massicotte C, Otsubo H, Amin R, Al-Saleh S. 14 and 6 Hz like spike wave activity is a common finding in young patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.

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ElectroencephalographyPolysomnographyPrader-Willi SyndromeChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesSleep Apnea Syndromes14 and 6 spike wave activityelectroencephalogramPrader–Willi syndrome

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PMID38427317
PMCPMC11294132
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