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Sleep enhances gamma oscillations in the seizure onset zone and broadband activity in the irritative zone of focal cortical dysplasia.
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- Comparison of volume- and surface-based magnetic resonance imaging morphometry algorithms in the detection of focal cortical dysplasia.Epilepsia · 2026Article
- Sleep magnetoencephalography enhances detection and source imaging of seizures and fast oscillations in focal cortical dysplasia.Epilepsia · 2026Article
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objectiveFocal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a leading cause of drug-resistant epilepsy and is associated with sleep-related seizures, yet the underlying electrophysiological mechanisms during different brain states remain poorly understood. We investigated whether fast oscillations (FOs) within the seizure onset zone (SOZ) and irritative zone (IZ) change significantly during sleep compared with wake in FCD patients. We analyzed multiple frequency bands-beta (14-20 Hz), gamma (40-80 Hz), ripple (80-250 Hz), and broadband BGR (14-250 Hz) to provide comprehensive information about sleep-related changes. We hypothesized that sleep-related FO changes would be associated with sleep-related epilepsy, frontal location, or FCD type II.
methodsWe examined intracranial EEG (iEEG) recordings from 22 FCD patients undergoing presurgical evaluation between 2010 and 2023, with a mean age of 25.3 ± 12.8 years and a disease duration of 17.7 ± 12.3 years. Using semiautomated detection, we compared FO rates between wake and sleep epochs, focusing on contacts within IZ and SOZ. Distance-based multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was employed for patient-level analysis, accounting for spatial organization and enabling multiband evaluation.
resultsAnalysis of 67 ± 28 bipolar iEEG contact pairs per patient revealed distinct sleep-related patterns. In SOZ, gamma oscillations showed significant increases in 10/22 patients (45%), followed by BGR in 7/22 patients (32%). IZ exhibited stronger changes, with BGR and gamma showing significance in 13/22 patients each (59%) with high concordance. Gamma oscillation rates in SOZ increased in patients with confirmed sleep-related epilepsy (p < 0.05), while no associations were found with frontal location or FCD type II. SIGNIFICANCE: Gamma oscillations showed robust sleep-related increases in SOZ, while gamma and BGR frequencies demonstrated strong changes in IZ, often occurring simultaneously. These findings suggest gamma oscillations, complemented by BGR analysis, may qualify as markers for characterizing sleep-related changes in FCD patients, potentially advancing understanding of mechanisms underlying sleep-related seizures. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a brain malformation that causes difficult-to-treat epilepsy, with patients experiencing seizures mainly during sleep. We studied electrical brain waves in 22 FCD patients using electrodes placed directly within or on the brain during pre-surgery evaluation. We compared brain wave activity between wake and sleep, focusing on fast brain waves. We found that fast brain waves, especially gamma waves, increased significantly during sleep in brain areas where seizures start, particularly in patients whose seizures occur mainly during sleep. These findings potentially help us better understand why seizures happen more often during sleep in FCD patients.
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