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Article: Ictal high-frequency oscillations and hyperexcitability in refractory epilepsy

TitleIctal high-frequency oscillations and hyperexcitability in refractory epilepsy
Authors
KeywordsHigh-frequency oscillations
Hyperexcitability
Refractory epilepsy
Issue Date2015
Citation
Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015, v. 126, n. 11, p. 2049-2057 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: High-frequency oscillations (HFOs, 80-500. Hz) from intracranial electroencephalography (EEG) may represent a biomarker of epileptogenicity for epilepsy. We explored the relationship between ictal HFOs and hyperexcitability with a view to improving surgical outcome. Methods: We evaluated 262 patients with refractory epilepsy. Fifteen patients underwent electrode implantation, and surgical resection was performed in 12 patients using a semi-prospective design. Ictal intracranial EEGs were examined by continuous wavelet transform (CWT). Significant ictal HFOs were denoted by normalized wavelet power above the 50th percentile across all channels. Each patient underwent functional mapping with cortical electrical stimulation. Hyperexcitability was defined as the appearance of afterdischarges or clinical seizures after electrical stimulation (50. Hz, biphasic, pulse width. = 0.5. ms, 5. s, 5. mA). Results: Among the group of patients achieving Engel Class I/II outcome at 1+ year, the mean proportion of significant ictal HFOs among resected channels for any given patient was 69% (33.3-100%). The respective figures for conventional frequency ictal patterns (CFIPs), hyperexcitability, and radiological lesion were 68.3% (26.3-100%), 39.6% (0-100%), and 52.8% (0-100%). Statistical significance was only achieved with ictal HFOs when comparing patients with Engel Class I/II outcomes versus III/IV outcomes (12.6% vs. 4.2%, the number of channels as the denominator, p= 0.005).Further analysis from all patients irrespective of the surgical outcome showed that ictal HFOs co-occurred with CFIP (p<. 0.001), hyperexcitability (p<. 0.001), and radiological lesion (p<. 0.001). The combination of ictal HFOs/hyperexcitability improved the sensitivity from 66.7% to 100%, and the specificity from 66.7% to 75% when compared with ictal HFOs or hyperexcitability alone. Conclusions: We confirmed the utility of ictal HFOs in determining surgical outcome. Ictal HFOs are affiliated to cortical hyperexcitability, which may represent a pathological manifestation of epileptogenicity. Significance: Presurgical evaluation of refractory epilepsy may incorporate both ictal HFOs and cortical stimulation in determining epileptogenic foci.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/325306
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dc.contributor.authorLeung, Howan-
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Cannon X.L.-
dc.contributor.authorChan, Danny T.M.-
dc.contributor.authorPoon, Wai S.-
dc.contributor.authorShi, Lin-
dc.contributor.authorMok, Vincent C.T.-
dc.contributor.authorWong, Lawrence K.S.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-27T07:31:24Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-27T07:31:24Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationClinical Neurophysiology, 2015, v. 126, n. 11, p. 2049-2057-
dc.identifier.issn1388-2457-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/325306-
dc.description.abstractObjective: High-frequency oscillations (HFOs, 80-500. Hz) from intracranial electroencephalography (EEG) may represent a biomarker of epileptogenicity for epilepsy. We explored the relationship between ictal HFOs and hyperexcitability with a view to improving surgical outcome. Methods: We evaluated 262 patients with refractory epilepsy. Fifteen patients underwent electrode implantation, and surgical resection was performed in 12 patients using a semi-prospective design. Ictal intracranial EEGs were examined by continuous wavelet transform (CWT). Significant ictal HFOs were denoted by normalized wavelet power above the 50th percentile across all channels. Each patient underwent functional mapping with cortical electrical stimulation. Hyperexcitability was defined as the appearance of afterdischarges or clinical seizures after electrical stimulation (50. Hz, biphasic, pulse width. = 0.5. ms, 5. s, 5. mA). Results: Among the group of patients achieving Engel Class I/II outcome at 1+ year, the mean proportion of significant ictal HFOs among resected channels for any given patient was 69% (33.3-100%). The respective figures for conventional frequency ictal patterns (CFIPs), hyperexcitability, and radiological lesion were 68.3% (26.3-100%), 39.6% (0-100%), and 52.8% (0-100%). Statistical significance was only achieved with ictal HFOs when comparing patients with Engel Class I/II outcomes versus III/IV outcomes (12.6% vs. 4.2%, the number of channels as the denominator, p= 0.005).Further analysis from all patients irrespective of the surgical outcome showed that ictal HFOs co-occurred with CFIP (p<. 0.001), hyperexcitability (p<. 0.001), and radiological lesion (p<. 0.001). The combination of ictal HFOs/hyperexcitability improved the sensitivity from 66.7% to 100%, and the specificity from 66.7% to 75% when compared with ictal HFOs or hyperexcitability alone. Conclusions: We confirmed the utility of ictal HFOs in determining surgical outcome. Ictal HFOs are affiliated to cortical hyperexcitability, which may represent a pathological manifestation of epileptogenicity. Significance: Presurgical evaluation of refractory epilepsy may incorporate both ictal HFOs and cortical stimulation in determining epileptogenic foci.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Neurophysiology-
dc.subjectHigh-frequency oscillations-
dc.subjectHyperexcitability-
dc.subjectRefractory epilepsy-
dc.titleIctal high-frequency oscillations and hyperexcitability in refractory epilepsy-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.clinph.2015.01.009-
dc.identifier.pmid25746721-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84952638340-
dc.identifier.volume126-
dc.identifier.issue11-
dc.identifier.spage2049-
dc.identifier.epage2057-
dc.identifier.eissn1872-8952-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000363479000004-

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