2019
Slowing less than 1 Hz is decreased near the seizure onset zone
Lundstrom BN, Boly M, Duckrow R, Zaveri HP, Blumenfeld H. Slowing less than 1 Hz is decreased near the seizure onset zone. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 6218. PMID: 30996228, PMCID: PMC6470162, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42347-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure onset zoneOnset zoneFocal slowingFocal cerebral dysfunctionLocation of dysfunctionFocal epilepsy patientsSlow wave activitySlow oscillationsLocal synaptic strengthsSlow oscillation activityCerebral dysfunctionReduced inhibitory activityPostictal statePostictal slowingEpilepsy patientsModulatory effectsSynaptic strengthDelta frequencyCortical mechanismsIntracranial recordingsDistinct neural mechanismsIntracranial electroencephalographyNeural mechanismsDysfunctionSleep
2008
Interictal spikes on intracranial recording: Behavior, physiology, and implications
Spencer SS, Goncharova II, Duckrow RB, Novotny EJ, Zaveri HP. Interictal spikes on intracranial recording: Behavior, physiology, and implications. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 1881-1892. PMID: 18479398, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01641.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterictal spikesAED withdrawalSeizure onsetSpike rateMedial temporal lobe seizuresAntiepileptic drug changesRefractory epileptic patientsTemporal lobe seizuresOnset seizuresDrug changesEpileptic patientsNeocortical locationsClinical meaningMedial temporalSeizuresIntracranial electrodesDays of recordingAED mechanismsIntracranial recordingsSignificant increaseAEDsPrevious reportsOnsetSpecific effectsWithdrawal