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  • noun pathology Any of a series of multiple, repetitive spikes found in the EEG of people with epilepsy

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From poly- +‎ spike

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  • The phenomenon of myoclonus is almost invariably linked with polyspike discharges as far as patients with primary generalized epilepsy are concerned.

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