Effect of sleep stage on interictal high-frequency oscillations recorded from depth macroelectrodes in patients with focal epilepsy.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of sleep stage on the properties of high-frequency oscillations (HFOs) recorded from depth macroelectrodes in patients with focal epilepsy.


METHODS
Ten-minute epochs of wakefulness (W), stage 1-2 non-REM (N1-N2), stage 3 non-REM (N3) and REM sleep (R) were identified from stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) data recorded at 2 kHz in nine patients. Rates of spikes, ripples (>80 Hz), and fast ripples (>250 Hz) were calculated, as were HFO durations, degree of spike-HFO overlap, HFO rates inside and outside of spikes, and inside and outside of the seizure-onset zone (SOZ).


RESULTS
Ripples were observed in nine patients and fast ripples in eight. Spike rate was highest in N1-N2 in 5 of 9 patients, and in N3 in 4 of 9 patients, whereas ripple rate was highest in N1-N2 in 4 of 9 patients, in N3 in 4 of 9 patients, and in W in 1 of 9 patients. Fast ripple rate was highest in N1-N2 in 4 of 8 patients, and in N3 in 4 of 8 patients. HFO properties changed significantly with sleep stage, although the absolute effects were small. The difference in HFO rates inside and outside of the SOZ was highly significant (p < 0.000001) in all stages except for R and, for fast ripples, only marginally significant (p = 0.018) in W.


CONCLUSIONS
Rates of HFOs recorded from depth macroelectrodes are highest in non-REM sleep. HFO properties were similar in stages N1-N2 and N3, suggesting that accurate sleep staging is not necessary. The spatial specificity of HFO, particularly fast ripples, was affected by sleep stage, suggesting that recordings excluding REM sleep and wakefulness provide a more reliable indicator of the SOZ.
Bagshaw
Andrew P
AP
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom. a.p.bagshaw@bham.ac.uk
Jacobs
Julia
J
LeVan
Pierre
P
Dubeau
François
F
Gotman
Jean
J
D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004566:Electrodes; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
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