Synthesys History
What years were each Synthesys company founded? (ANS, NVD, & LL)
ANS-2009, NVD-2016, LL-2000
This EEG pattern appears over the occipital region when a patient closes their eyes and relaxes, often referred to as the brain’s resting rhythm
What is Posterior Dominant Rhythm
Type of seizure that occurs in the first 1-2 years of life and consists of a sudden bend forward with arm and leg stiffening or an arched back with arm and leg extension
What is Infantile Spasms
The world wide web was invented in 1989 along with the renaming of severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI) mainly affecting boys w generalized epilepsy
What is Dravet Syndrome
At what age are sleep spindles expected to be synchronous?
What is 2 years
These three pillars make up the Synthesys Brain Health's Ecosystem
What are Hardware/Equipment, Clinical Trials, and EEG Services
Which letter of the alphabet has a complex?
What is "K"
This seizure starts in one area of the brain and may or may not impair awareness
What is Focal Seizure
In 1930 Bonnie & Clyde met, and they found out that a new electrode placement system was formed to standardize electrode placement
What is the 10-20 System
The official modern name for the childhood syndrome characterized by spikes in the centrotemporal region of the brain and seizures that can occur during sleep
What is self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS)?
OR Benign Rolandic
Match each company to its original Headquarters location (Louisville, KY - Dallas, TX - Barrington, IL)
LL-Louisville, KY
ANS- Barrington, IL
NVD- Dallas, TX
During REM these waves are cuttin' wood
What are Sawtooth waves
This seizure includes stiffening followed by rhythmic jerking movements
What is Tonic-Clonic Seizures
Macys held the first Thanksgiving parade, and Hans performed the first EEG in the same year. What year was that?
What is 1924
Any periodic pattern that averages >1Hz but <2.5Hz over 10 seconds
What is Ictal Inter-Ictal Continuum
In how many U.S. states does Synthesys actively operate with its products and/or services?
What is 40 States
Absent seizures are characterized by this wave pattern…
What is 3Hz Spike-and-Wave
This seizure type involves sudden loss of muscle tone, often causing falls
What are Atonic Seizures
In 1950, Peanut comics were released. Also, 2 doctors discovered a type of epilepsy in kids 3-5 with multiple seizure types & slow spike wave on EEG
What is Lennox Gastaut
This type of epilepsy is characterized by seizure patterns that correlate with phases of the menstrual cycle
What is Catamenial Epilepsy