Pariya Salami1, Mia Borzello2, Mark A Kramer3, M Brandon Westover4, Sydney S Cash4. 1. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: psalami@mgh.harvard.edu. 2. Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA; Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA. 3. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. 4. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Despite their possible importance in the design of novel neuromodulatory approaches and in understanding status epilepticus, the dynamics and mechanisms of seizure termination are not well studied. We examined intracranial recordings from patients with epilepsy to differentiate seizure termination patterns and investigated whether these patterns are indicative of different underlying mechanisms. METHODS: Seizures were classified into one of two termination patterns: (a) those that end simultaneously across the brain (synchronous), and (b) those whose termination is piecemeal across the cortex (asynchronous). Both types ended with either a burst suppression pattern, or continuous seizure activity. These patterns were quantified and compared using burst suppression ratio, absolute energy, and network connectivity. RESULTS: Seizures with electrographic generalization showed burst suppression patterns in 90% of cases, compared with only 60% of seizures which remained focal. Interestingly, we found similar absolute energy and burst suppression ratios in seizures with synchronous and asynchronous termination, while seizures with continuous seizure activity were found to be different from seizures with burst suppression, showing lower energy during seizure and lower burst suppression ratio at the start and end of seizure. Finally, network density was observed to increase with seizure progression, with significantly lower densities in seizures with continuous seizure activity compared to seizures with burst suppression. SIGNIFICANCE: Based on this spatiotemporal classification scheme, we suggest that there are a limited number of seizure termination patterns and dynamics. If this bears out, it would imply that the number of mechanisms underlying seizure termination is also constrained. Seizures with different termination patterns exhibit different dynamics even before their start. This may provide useful clues about how seizures may be managed, which in turn may lead to more targeted modes of therapy for seizure control.
OBJECTIVE: Despite their possible importance in the design of novel neuromodulatory approaches and in understanding status epilepticus, the dynamics and mechanisms of seizure termination are not well studied. We examined intracranial recordings from patients with epilepsy to differentiate seizure termination patterns and investigated whether these patterns are indicative of different underlying mechanisms. METHODS: Seizures were classified into one of two termination patterns: (a) those that end simultaneously across the brain (synchronous), and (b) those whose termination is piecemeal across the cortex (asynchronous). Both types ended with either a burst suppression pattern, or continuous seizure activity. These patterns were quantified and compared using burst suppression ratio, absolute energy, and network connectivity. RESULTS: Seizures with electrographic generalization showed burst suppression patterns in 90% of cases, compared with only 60% of seizures which remained focal. Interestingly, we found similar absolute energy and burst suppression ratios in seizures with synchronous and asynchronous termination, while seizures with continuous seizure activity were found to be different from seizures with burst suppression, showing lower energy during seizure and lower burst suppression ratio at the start and end of seizure. Finally, network density was observed to increase with seizure progression, with significantly lower densities in seizures with continuous seizure activity compared to seizures with burst suppression. SIGNIFICANCE: Based on this spatiotemporal classification scheme, we suggest that there are a limited number of seizure termination patterns and dynamics. If this bears out, it would imply that the number of mechanisms underlying seizure termination is also constrained. Seizures with different termination patterns exhibit different dynamics even before their start. This may provide useful clues about how seizures may be managed, which in turn may lead to more targeted modes of therapy for seizure control.
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