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
2015
Delta rhythm in wakefulness: evidence from intracranial recordings in human beings
Sachdev RN, Gaspard N, Gerrard JL, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD, Zaveri HP. Delta rhythm in wakefulness: evidence from intracranial recordings in human beings. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2015, 114: 1248-1254. PMID: 26084904, PMCID: PMC4725112, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00249.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Impaired consciousness in temporal lobe seizures: role of cortical slow activity
Englot DJ, Yang L, Hamid H, Danielson N, Bai X, Marfeo A, Yu L, Gordon A, Purcaro MJ, Motelow JE, Agarwal R, Ellens DJ, Golomb JD, Shamy MC, Zhang H, Carlson C, Doyle W, Devinsky O, Vives K, Spencer DD, Spencer SS, Schevon C, Zaveri HP, Blumenfeld H. Impaired consciousness in temporal lobe seizures: role of cortical slow activity. Brain 2010, 133: 3764-3777. PMID: 21081551, PMCID: PMC2995886, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe seizuresSlow wave activityTemporal lobe epilepsySimple partial seizuresSubcortical arousal systemsImpaired consciousnessSeizure activityTemporal lobeLobe epilepsyArousal systemCortical functionFocal temporal lobe seizuresHz slow wave activityMesial temporal lobe epilepsyCortical slow activityDepressed cortical functionNetwork inhibition hypothesisTemporal lobe disordersComplex partial seizuresBilateral temporal lobesLanguage-dominant temporal lobeSlow wavesCortical-subcortical networksPowerful inhibitory effectIntracranial electroencephalography recordings
2001
Distinguishing Subtypes of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Background Hippocampal Activity
Zaveri H, Duckrow R, De Lanerolle N, Spencer S. Distinguishing Subtypes of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Background Hippocampal Activity. Epilepsia 2001, 42: 725-730. PMID: 11422326, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.00500.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal sclerosisTemporal lobe epilepsyLobe epilepsySurgical outcomesIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyPoor surgical outcomesGood surgical outcomeMedial temporal structuresMedial temporal lobeDelta band powerTemporal sclerosisRetrospective studyHippocampal tissueBackground EEGSeizure onsetIndividual patientsSurgical proceduresIntracranial monitoringTemporal lobeGamma frequency bandClinical observationsPatientsAnterior hippocampusCell lossSubtypes