Milan Brázdil1,2, Martin Pail1, Josef Halámek3,4, Filip Plešinger3, Jan Cimbálník4, Robert Roman2, Petr Klimeš3, Pavel Daniel1,2, Jan Chrastina5, Eva Brichtová5, Ivan Rektor1,2, Gregory A Worrell6, Pavel Jurák3,4. 1. Brno Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, St Anne's University Hospital and Medical Faculty of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. 2. Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. 3. Institute of Scientific Instruments, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic. 4. International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic. 5. Brno Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurosurgery, St Anne's University Hospital and Medical Faculty of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. 6. Mayo Systems Electrophysiology Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we aimed to investigate depth electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings in a large cohort of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy and to focus on interictal very high-frequency oscillations (VHFOs) between 500Hz and 2kHz. We hypothesized that interictal VHFOs are more specific biomarkers for epileptogenic zone compared to traditional HFOs. METHODS: Forty patients with focal epilepsy who underwent presurgical stereo-EEG (SEEG) were included in the study. SEEG data were recorded with a sampling rate of 25kHz, and a 30-minute resting period was analyzed for each patient. Ten patients met selected criteria for analyses of correlations with surgical outcome: detection of interictal ripples (Rs), fast ripples (FRs), and VHFOs; resective surgery; and at least 1 year of postoperative follow-up. Using power envelope computation and visual inspection of power distribution matrixes, electrode contacts with HFOs and VHFOs were detected and analyzed. RESULTS: Interictal very fast ripples (VFRs; 500-1,000Hz) were detected in 23 of 40 patients and ultrafast ripples (UFRs; 1,000-2,000Hz) in almost half of investigated subjects (n = 19). VFRs and UFRs were observed only in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and were recorded exclusively from mesiotemporal structures. The UFRs were more spatially restricted in the brain than lower-frequency HFOs. When compared to R oscillations, significantly better outcomes were observed in patients with a higher percentage of removed contacts containing FRs, VFRs, and UFRs. INTERPRETATION: Interictal VHFOs are relatively frequent abnormal phenomena in patients with epilepsy, and appear to be more specific biomarkers for epileptogenic zone when compared to traditional HFOs. Ann Neurol 2017;82:299-310.
OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we aimed to investigate depth electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings in a large cohort of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy and to focus on interictal very high-frequency oscillations (VHFOs) between 500Hz and 2kHz. We hypothesized that interictal VHFOs are more specific biomarkers for epileptogenic zone compared to traditional HFOs. METHODS: Forty patients with focal epilepsy who underwent presurgical stereo-EEG (SEEG) were included in the study. SEEG data were recorded with a sampling rate of 25kHz, and a 30-minute resting period was analyzed for each patient. Ten patients met selected criteria for analyses of correlations with surgical outcome: detection of interictal ripples (Rs), fast ripples (FRs), and VHFOs; resective surgery; and at least 1 year of postoperative follow-up. Using power envelope computation and visual inspection of power distribution matrixes, electrode contacts with HFOs and VHFOs were detected and analyzed. RESULTS: Interictal very fast ripples (VFRs; 500-1,000Hz) were detected in 23 of 40 patients and ultrafast ripples (UFRs; 1,000-2,000Hz) in almost half of investigated subjects (n = 19). VFRs and UFRs were observed only in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and were recorded exclusively from mesiotemporal structures. The UFRs were more spatially restricted in the brain than lower-frequency HFOs. When compared to R oscillations, significantly better outcomes were observed in patients with a higher percentage of removed contacts containing FRs, VFRs, and UFRs. INTERPRETATION: Interictal VHFOs are relatively frequent abnormal phenomena in patients with epilepsy, and appear to be more specific biomarkers for epileptogenic zone when compared to traditional HFOs. Ann Neurol 2017;82:299-310.
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