TY - JOUR
T1 - Gamma oscillations precede interictal epileptiform spikes in the seizure onset zone
AU - Ren, Liankun
AU - Kucewicz, Michal T.
AU - Cimbalnik, Jan
AU - Matsumoto, Joseph Y.
AU - Brinkmann, Benjamin H.
AU - Hu, Wei
AU - Marsh, W. Richard
AU - Meyer, Fredric B.
AU - Stead, S. Matthew
AU - Worrell, Gregory A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Academy of Neurology.
PY - 2015/2/10
Y1 - 2015/2/10
N2 - Objective: To investigate the generation, spectral characteristics, and potential clinical significance of brain activity preceding interictal epileptiform spike discharges (IEDs) recorded with intracranial EEG. Methods: Seventeen adult patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy were implanted with intracranial electrodes as part of their evaluation for epilepsy surgery. IEDs detected on clinical macro- and research microelectrodes were analyzed using time-frequency spectral analysis. Results: Gamma frequency oscillations (30-100 Hz) often preceded IEDs in spatially confined brain areas. The gamma-IEDs were consistently observed 35 to 190 milliseconds before the epileptiform spike waveforms on individual macro- and microelectrodes. The gamma oscillations associated with IEDs had longer duration (p < 0.001) and slightly higher frequency (p 0.045) when recorded on microelectrodes compared with clinical macroelectrodes. Although gamma-IEDs comprised only a subset of IEDs, they were strongly associated with electrodes in the seizure onset zone (SOZ) compared with the surrounding brain regions (p 0.004), in sharp contrast to IEDs without preceding gamma oscillations that were often also detected outside of the SOZ. Similar to prior studies, isolated pathologic high-frequency oscillations in the gamma (30-100 Hz) and higher (100-600 Hz) frequency range, not associated with an IED, were also found to be associated with SOZ. Conclusions: The occurrence of locally generated gamma oscillations preceding IEDs suggests a mechanistic role for gamma in pathologic network activity generating IEDs. The results show a strong association between SOZ and gamma-IEDs. The potential clinical application of gamma-IEDs for mapping pathologic brain regions is intriguing, but will require future prospective studies.
AB - Objective: To investigate the generation, spectral characteristics, and potential clinical significance of brain activity preceding interictal epileptiform spike discharges (IEDs) recorded with intracranial EEG. Methods: Seventeen adult patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy were implanted with intracranial electrodes as part of their evaluation for epilepsy surgery. IEDs detected on clinical macro- and research microelectrodes were analyzed using time-frequency spectral analysis. Results: Gamma frequency oscillations (30-100 Hz) often preceded IEDs in spatially confined brain areas. The gamma-IEDs were consistently observed 35 to 190 milliseconds before the epileptiform spike waveforms on individual macro- and microelectrodes. The gamma oscillations associated with IEDs had longer duration (p < 0.001) and slightly higher frequency (p 0.045) when recorded on microelectrodes compared with clinical macroelectrodes. Although gamma-IEDs comprised only a subset of IEDs, they were strongly associated with electrodes in the seizure onset zone (SOZ) compared with the surrounding brain regions (p 0.004), in sharp contrast to IEDs without preceding gamma oscillations that were often also detected outside of the SOZ. Similar to prior studies, isolated pathologic high-frequency oscillations in the gamma (30-100 Hz) and higher (100-600 Hz) frequency range, not associated with an IED, were also found to be associated with SOZ. Conclusions: The occurrence of locally generated gamma oscillations preceding IEDs suggests a mechanistic role for gamma in pathologic network activity generating IEDs. The results show a strong association between SOZ and gamma-IEDs. The potential clinical application of gamma-IEDs for mapping pathologic brain regions is intriguing, but will require future prospective studies.
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U2 - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001234
DO - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001234
M3 - Article
C2 - 25589669
AN - SCOPUS:84923623712
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 84
SP - 602
EP - 608
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 6
ER -