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Neural networks underlying epileptic humming.

Fabrice Bartolomei1, Fabrice Wendling, Jean-Pierre Vignal

  • 1Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique et Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie et Neuropsychologie, INSERM EMI 9926, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.

Epilepsia
|August 30, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Humming during temporal lobe epilepsy seizures involves a network including the superior temporal gyrus and inferior frontal gyrus. This study used stereoelectroencephalography to map these neural correlates.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Epileptology
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Humming is a rare seizure automatism with limited research.
  • Understanding humming may reveal insights into neural networks for melodic expression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the anatomoelectroclinical correlates of humming during epileptic seizures.
  • To identify the neural networks associated with humming automatisms.

Main Methods:

  • Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) in three epilepsy patients.
  • Coherence and time-frequency (TF) analysis of SEEG data.
  • Examined functional coupling and epileptic discharge patterns.

Main Results:

  • Humming correlated with seizures originating in medial limbic temporal lobe regions.

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  • Increased amygdala-hippocampus coupling observed at seizure onset.
  • Humming linked to rhythmic discharge in the superior temporal gyrus (STG) and prefrontal cortex connectivity.

    • Conclusions:

    • Humming in temporal lobe epilepsy involves a network including the STG and inferior frontal gyrus.
    • Findings elucidate the neural basis of humming automatisms in epilepsy.