Fast (40-150 Hz) oscillations are associated with positive slow waves in the ictal EEGs of epileptic spasms in West syndrome

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• 作者：Katsuhiro Kobayashi ; ^{k_koba@md.okayama-u.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Tomoyuki Akiyama ; Makio Oka ; Fumika Endoh ; Harumi Yoshinaga
• 关键词：High-frequency oscillations ; Fast oscillations ; West syndrome ; Infantile spasms ; Slow wave ; Ictal EEG
• 刊名：Brain and Development
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：38
• 期：10
• 页码：909-914
• 全文大小：2623 K

文摘

To elucidate the generative mechanisms of epileptic spasms (ESs) in West syndrome, we investigated the temporal relationship between scalp fast (40–150 Hz) oscillations (FOs) and slow waves in the ictal electroencephalograms (EEGs) of ESs.

Methods

In 11 infants with WS, ictal FOs were detected in a bipolar montage based on spectral and waveform criteria. Their temporal distribution was analyzed in terms of the positive peaks (trough point, T_T) of identical EEG data in a referential montage. Among six EEG data sections defined according to T_T, the number of FOs, peak power values, and peak frequencies were compared.

Results

We identified a total of 1014 FOs (946 gamma and 68 ripple oscillations), which clustered closely at T_T. The number of gamma oscillations in the 1 s epoch including T_T was significantly higher than those in the prior and subsequent phases. Peak power values and frequencies tended to be higher in these positive phase sections.

Conclusions

The temporal association of FO clustering and positive slow waves in the ictal EEGs of ES indicated that active neuronal firing related to FOs underlies the generation of ESs and their ictal slow waves.