Low resolution electromagnetic tomography analysis of ictal EEG patterns in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis.
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.
Lee
Eun Mi
EM
Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
Shon
Young-Min
YM
Jung
Ki-Young
KY
Lee
Sang-Ahm
SA
Yum
Myung-Kul
MK
Lee
Ii Keun
IK
Kim
Ji-Hyun
JH
Park
Ki-Jong
KJ
Kwon
Oh-Young
OY
Kang
Joong Koo
JK
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