High-frequency bioelectrical activity of the brain in the diagnosis of epilepsy
https://doi.org/10.17749/2077-8333.2018.10.3.006-013
Abstract
Recent studies show that the brain gamma activity includes both the gamma rhythm (standard EEG) and high frequency (100-1000 Hz) as well as super-high (>1000 Hz) frequency oscillations, as recorded by electrocorticography. As reported in the literature, the high-frequency oscillations (80-500 Hz) are highly informative markers of an epileptic focus. In this review, we analyze features of high-frequency activity associated with the epileptiform activity, and its relation to the seizure onset range. Further study of high-frequency bioelectric activity of the brain is of interest to researchers and clinicians, and may improve the EEG differential diagnosis of epilepsy.
About the Authors
N. D. Sorokina
A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sorokina Nataliya Dmitrievna – MD, PhD (Biology), Professor at the Department of Normal Physiology and Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine.
20-1 Delegatskaya Str., Moscow 127473, tel.: +7 (495) 959-16-58
S. S. Pertsov
A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation; P.K. Anokhin Scientific Research Institute of Normal Physiology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pertsov Sergey Sergeevich – MD, PhD, Corresponding member of RAS, Professor, Deputy Director for Research, Head of the Laboratory of Systemic Mechanisms of Emotional Stress, Anokhin INP; Head of the Department of Normal Physiology and Medical Physics, Evdokimov MSUMD, MH RF.
20-1 Delegatskaya Str., Moscow 127473; 8 Baltijskaya Str., Moscow 125315
G. V. Selitsky
A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Selitsky Gennadii Vatslavovich – MD, PhD (Biology), Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Professor at the Department of Nervous Diseases, Faculty of Medicine.
20-1 Delegatskaya Str., Moscow 127473, tel.: +7(495) 261-28-43
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Sorokina N.D., Pertsov S.S., Selitsky G.V. High-frequency bioelectrical activity of the brain in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Epilepsy and paroxysmal conditions. 2018;10(3):6-13. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17749/2077-8333.2018.10.3.006-013
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