EEG with burst suppression 2010-07-11T08:02:41Z The burst suppression pattern in electroencephalography refers to a characteristic periodic pattern of low voltage (<10 microvolts) suppressed background and a relatively shorter pattern of higher amplitude slow, sharp, and spiking complexes. HP:0010851 UMLS:C1969156 Burst suppression can occur in a generalized or lateralized distribution and is often a sign of severe encephalopathy. Generally, an interburst interval of 30 seconds or less is associated with a better prognosis than longer interburst intervals (>30 sec). Burst suppression is an electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern in which high voltage activity (burst) and flatline (suppression) periods alternate systematically but quasiperiodically (almost periodic but with variations in inter- and intra-burst duration) is a state of profound brain inactivation. EEG with generalized epileptiform discharges