title: Low resolution electromagnetic tomography analysis of ictal EEG patterns in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the difference in the spatial distribution of scalp initial ictal discharge (IID) patterns in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (HS-MTLE).
  
  
  METHODS
  Scalp ictal EEG data in 22 seizure-free patients after temporal lobectomy with amygdalo-hippocampectomy were classified as follows: a regular 5-9Hz rhythm with a restricted temporal/subtemporal distribution (type 1, 11 patients), or an irregular 2-5Hz rhythm with a widespread fronto-temporal distribution (type 2, 11 patients). EEG data were fragmented into segments of 1.28s, both at ictal onset and at baseline. The LORETA solution of three frequency bands was compared between ictal and baseline using statistical non-parametric mapping (p<0.01).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The LORETA solution of 5-9Hz in type 2 had wider cortical activity in the ipsilateral fronto-temporal area, compared to type 1 with activation of the ipsilateral focal mesial and lateral temporal regions. The LORETA solution of 10-13Hz in both types showed increased activity in the fronto-temporal area, which was wider in type 2 than type 1. Increased cortical activity of <5Hz was not observed in type 1, whereas increased cortical activity was observed in the bilateral anterior frontal area in type 2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cortical source distribution in HS-MTLE may depend on scalp IID frequency. The neural generators of 5-13Hz may be important for the formation of the ictal onset zone in both ictal patterns.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Spatial distributions in HS-MTLE patients differ with scalp IID frequency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Mi
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shon
authors.forename: Ki-Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sang-Ahm
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Myung-Kul
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Yum
authors.forename: Ii Keun
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki-Jong
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Oh-Young
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Joong Koo
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012598:Sclerosis; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014054:Tomography