The identification of distinct high-frequency oscillations during spikes delineates the seizure onset zone better
Julia Jacobs1, Christina Vogt1, Pierre LeVan2
1Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscular Diseases, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany.
Objective:
Interictal high-frequency oscillations (HFOs, 80-500Hz) can predict the seizure onset zone (SOZ), but visual detection of HFOs is time consuming. Time-frequency analysis can reveal large high-frequency (HF) power changes (80-500Hz) associated with inter-ictal spikes. The present study determines how well the rate of HFOs and spike-related HF power changes were co-localized with SOZ.
Methods:
We analyzed 583 channels (68 in the SOZ) sampled from 14 patients who underwent intracranial EEG recording. We determined if the rate of visually-marked HFOs and spike-related HF power changes differed between SOZ and non-SOZ.
Results:
Significantly higher rates of HFOs were found in SOZ. The degree of spike-related HF power augmentation failed to differ between SOZ and non-SOZ, whereas that of post-spike HF power attenuation was significantly more severe in SOZ compared to in non-SOZ. Regions showing HFOs and large spike-related HF-changes showed a partial overlap in distribution in 7/14 patients.
Conclusions:
Strong HF augmentation during spikes and high HFO rates occurred over different brain locations. The rate of HFOs showed the best performance in identifying SOZ. Post-spike HF power attenuation may represent increased inhibition in these channels and should be investigated further.
Significance:
Strong HF power changes during spikes and HFOs per se seem to reflect distinct phenomena.
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