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EEG Neurofeedback & Quantitative Electroencephalogram ( qEEG )

EEG Neurofeedback & Quantitative Electroencephalogram ( qEEG ). A Comparative Case Study of a SMTC Resident. Client Background History:. Caucasian male; age twelve at the onset of treatment. Experienced parental neglect and abuse from birth to age six.

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EEG Neurofeedback & Quantitative Electroencephalogram ( qEEG )

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  1. EEG Neurofeedback & Quantitative Electroencephalogram (qEEG) A Comparative Case Study of a SMTC Resident

  2. Client Background History: • Caucasian male; age twelve at the onset of treatment. • Experienced parental neglect and abuse from birth to age six. • Placed in numerous foster homes since age six.

  3. Presenting Symptoms: • Suicidal verbalizations and behaviors • Severe impulsivity and explosive anger • Severe defiant, disruptive, or destructive behavior • Dangerous, self-injurious, or unsafe behaviors • Severe deterioration of functioning • Serious lack of development of age appropriate functioning • Serious depressive symptoms • Aggressiveness or assaultiveness • Recurrent thoughts, impulses, or images • Irritable or labile mood • Enuresis

  4. Admitting Diagnoses: • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder • Oppositional Defiant Disorder • History of Reactive Attachment Disorder • Rule-Out: Mood Disorder • Rule-Out: Learning Disorder • Rule-Out: Intermittent Explosive Disorder • Rule-Out: Complex-Partial Seizure Disorder • Suspected History of Child Physical and Sexual Abuse • Suspected Fetal Drug and Alcohol Exposure

  5. Treatment History: • Multiple inpatient admissions to North Star Behavioral Health System between May and August 2013, with a brief period spent at Palmer Residential Treatment Center in the beginning of August 2013. • Transferred to San Marcos Treatment Center on October 1, 2013. • Has also been receiving outpatient counseling services from a local counselor for approximately three years

  6. Neuropsychological Evaluation Results: May 18, 2013 Within Normal Limits: • Full Scale IQ (SS=90) • Verbal Comprehension (SS=88) • Perceptual Reasoning (SS=94) • Working Memory (SS=94) • Processing Speed (SS=97) • Visual Spatial Processing • Social Perception • Language Skills • Sensory Motor Integration Below Normal Limits: • Sustained Attention and Concentration • Executive Functioning (patterns, sequences, cause & effect relationships) • Memory/Learning

  7. Quantitative Electroencephalogram (qEEG) The qEEG is a painless and non-invasive procedure which begins with data collection. The scalp is prepared and measurements are calculated.

  8. Quantitative Electroencephalogram (qEEG) A stretchable elastic electrode cap is slipped onto the head, and the recording electrodes filled with a water soluble contact gel.

  9. Quantitative Electroencephalogram (qEEG) Brain waves are then recorded onto the computer while the client relaxes with eyes closed and with eyes open.

  10. EEG Spectral Analysis: Pristine Pattern

  11. Brain Wave Frequencies:

  12. Brodmann Areas of the Brain:

  13. qEEG Recommended Protocols: • Suppress frequency activity 8 - 10 Hz at O2. • Suppress frequency activity 9 - 10 Hz at F3. • Reinforce EEG coherence at 8 – 12 and/or 15 - 18 Hz between FP2 and F8.

  14. Completed Treatment Protocols: From October 2014 to May 2015: • SMR 12-15 Hz @ C4 (27 sessions) • Suppress 8-10 Hz @ O2 (14 sessions) • Suppress 9-10 Hz @ F3 (14 sessions) • Suppress 15-18 Hz @ FP2 (12 sessions) • Suppress 8-12 Hz @ FP2 (10 sessions) • Suppress 15-18 Hz @ F8 (12 sessions) • Suppress 8-12 Hz @ F8 (10 sessions)

  15. Absolute Power (Linked Ears): February 4, 2014 May 19, 2015

  16. Absolute Power (Linked Ears): February 4, 2014 May 19, 2015

  17. Absolute Power (Laplacian): February 4, 2014 May 19, 2015

  18. Absolute Power (Laplacian): February 4, 2014 May 19, 2015

  19. Amplitude Asymmetry: February 4, 2014 May 19, 2015

  20. Coherence: February 4, 2014 May 19, 2015

  21. Phase Lag: February 4, 2014 May 19, 2015

  22. Predicted Neuropsychological Scores: February 4, 2014 May 19, 2015

  23. Conclusions: • Discharged from SMTC in June 2015 • His caseworker reported that he has shown significant improvement in many emotional and behavioral domains • He continues to exhibit occasional issues with: • Hyperactivity • Impulsivity • Lack of development of age-appropriate functioning • Enuresis

  24. Conclusions: • Adopted by a family in Alaska • Enrolled in regular public school. School is no longer perceived as a trigger for behavioral issues • Predicted IQ scores from the qEEG suggest an IQ increase near one standard deviation compared to his May 2013 neuropsychological evaluation.

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