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Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology:
June 2009 - Volume 26 - Issue 3 - pp 135-144
doi: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181a768d8
Original Article

Ictal Localization by Invasive Recording of Infraslow Activity with DC-Coupled Amplifiers

Kim, Wonsuk; Miller, John W.; Ojemann, Jeffrey G.; Miller, Kai J.

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Abstract

Abstract: Scalp recording of infraslow (<0.5 Hz) ictal activity is useful for localizing partial seizures (Vanhatalo et al., Neurology 2003a;60:1198-1104, Miller et al., Neuroimage. 2007;35:583-597). This study further characterizes these infraslow ictal shifts with invasive recordings. Invasive monitoring captured 82 seizures in 11 patients with a 64-channel direct-current amplifier coupled to arrays of subdural platinum electrodes with bandwidth of 0 to 100 Hz. Time of onset, location, amplitude, duration, and polarity of infraslow signals were determined. Infraslow ictal signals (800-10,000 μV), were seen in 10 patients, starting from 2 seconds before to 493 seconds after electrical ictal onset time on conventional recording. Seven patients had an infraslow ictal signal in at least one channel localizing ictal onset on conventional recordings. Nine patients had surgical resections, including five with infraslow localizations concordant with conventional EEG (five had Engel class IA outcome, 1 class IB, 1 class IIIA, and one with no follow-up). Seizure localization using infraslow ictal activity was concordant with conventional EEG for most patients and is useful for confirming localization. The high voltage of infraslow activity may explain why infraslow activity localizes seizures better than conventional EEG with scalp recordings.

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