Abstract
Objective: High frequency oscillations (HFOs) at 80-500. Hz are promising markers of epileptic areas. Several retrospective studies reported that surgical removal of areas generating HFOs was associated with a good seizure outcome. Recent reports suggested that ripple (80-200. Hz) HFO patterns co-existed with different background EEG activities. We hypothesized that the coexisting background EEG pattern may distinguish physiological from epileptic ripples. Methods: Rates of HFOs were analyzed in intracranial EEG recordings of 22 patients. Additionally, ripple patterns were classified for each channel depending either as coexisting with a flat or oscillatory background activity. A multi-variate analysis was performed to determine whether removal of areas showing the above EEG markers correlated with seizure outcome. Results: Removal of areas generating high rates of 'fast ripples (>200. Hz)' and 'ripples on a flat background activity' showed a significant correlation with a seizure-free outcome. In contrast, removal of high rates of 'ripples' or 'ripple patterns in a continuously oscillating background' was not significantly associated with seizure outcome. Conclusion: Ripples occurring in an oscillatory background activity may be suggestive of physiological activity, while those on a flat background reflect epileptic activity. Significance: Consideration of coexisting background patterns may improve the delineation of the epileptogenic areas using ripple oscillations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1339-1345 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Clinical Neurophysiology |
Volume | 125 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 6 Dec 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Acknowledgement: This study has been supported by Grant JA 1725/2-1 of the German Research Foundation.Keywords
- Depth electrodes
- Epilepsy surgery
- Fast ripple
- High frequency oscillation
- Refractory epilepsy
- Spikes