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Current Deck: Neurology::Epilepsy::EEG
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Slow wave sleep is marked by {{c1::high amplitude, synchronized delta activity::2 things}}, usually {{c1::0.5-2::#}} Hz in frequency.
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All of the architecture from earlier sleep phases (vertex waves, POSTS, spindles and K complexes) can be present in slow wave sleep, but usually become somewhat less organized, and often disappear altogether.
Slow wave sleep can appear to be extremely high voltage, particularly in younger patients. Of note, medications such as benzodiazepines and barbiturates reduce the amount of this stages of sleep.
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