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Triphasic Waves Are Generated by Widespread Bilateral Cortical Networks.

Mustafa Aykut Kural^1,2, Martin Fabricius³, Jakob Christensen^2,4

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Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology : Official Publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society

|August 28, 2020

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Triphasic waves (TWs) in encephalopathy originate from widespread brain networks. EEG source imaging reveals these generators are primarily in the anterior frontal and temporo-polar regions.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Clinical Electrophysiology

Background:

Triphasic waves (TWs) are EEG patterns observed in encephalopathy.
Their precise origin and clinical significance remain subjects of ongoing research and debate.

Purpose of the Study:

To pinpoint the cortical generators of TWs using advanced EEG source imaging techniques.
To understand the neuroanatomical basis of TWs in encephalopathy.

Main Methods:

EEG source imaging was applied to 20 patients with encephalopathy exhibiting TWs.
Three distinct source localization methods were employed: equivalent current dipoles, distributed source modeling, and spatial filtration.
Analysis focused on the initial negative and positive phases of the TWs.

Main Results:

Equivalent current dipole modeling proved insufficient for valid source localization.
Distributed source modeling and spatial filtration consistently indicated TW generation within large, bilateral cortical networks.
These networks invariably included the anterior frontal and temporo-polar cortical areas.

Conclusions:

EEG source imaging successfully localized the cortical generators of TWs.
TWs originate from anterior frontal and temporo-frontal brain regions.
This localization aligns with known pathophysiological changes in consciousness and cognition associated with encephalopathy.