KL
12-year-old girl with Learning disabilities, Gifted

PRESENTING SYMPTOMS:

Irritability Learning Disability Fatigue Serious Headache problem Crying spells Sleep difficulties (awakens frequently) Premature birth; breach, in incubator 10 days Family history of learning disabilities and allergies GIFTED

EEG Training History

SESSION 2: Less irritable; better relations with siblings SESSION 5: Diminution of headaches; in incidence and in severity MOTHER: MORE EVEN MOOD AND TEMPERAMENT SESSION 11: Able to walk away from fight with sibling SESSION 18: Recurrence of headaches SESSION 26: Started split sessions: (Beta+/High-Beta);(Beta+/Theta-) SESSION 28: Apparent breakthrough; significant reduction in Theta SESSION 31: -A- aware of sensitivity to sugar

EEG Observations: High amplitude low frequency; bursts of rhythmic theta. Training effected disappearance of delta and slow waves, reduction in incidence of rhythmic theta activity. Not much change in theta threshold

STATUS: EEG Training interrupted at Session 33 for Re-test: All above reported symptoms improved; fatigue, headache still a problem. Significant improvement in verbal IQ; yet training was mostly on RIGHT Hemisphere.

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R)

Verbal IQ: Prior to training = 124 After training = 142
Performance IQ: Prior to training = 126 After training = 133
Full Scale IQ: Prior to training = 128 After training = 142

Figure 1. WISC-R data for KL before and after EEG biofeedback training

EEG training was conducted with EEG Spectrum's standard Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) protocols of augmentation in either the sensorimotor rhythm (SMR, 12-15 Hz) spectral band, or the low beta (15-18 Hz) spectral band, concurrently with inhibition of excessive activity in the 4-7 Hz band and the 22-30 Hz band, typically at sensorimotor cortex (Cz, C3, and C4). Each training sessions consisted of 30 minutes on a Neurocybernetics instrument.