Synchronous vs Asynchronous Seizure Termination Patterns in CPS
Intracranial EEG study of seizure termination
September 17, 2015|Epilepsy Resource Center
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Investigators examined intracranial seizure termination (ST) of 59 patients with mesial temporal (MT) or neocortical (NC) complex partial seizures (CPS). They found:
- 88% of patients with MT CPS had exclusively synchronous pattern of ST (38%) or mixed synchronous/asynchronous ST patterns (50%)
- 82% in the NC group had exclusively synchronous pattern of ST (52%) or mixed (30%)
- Patients with only synchronous ST had low variability in seizure duration
Afra P, Jouny CC, Bergey. Termination patterns of complex partial seizures: an intracranial EEG study. Seizure. 2015; doi: 10.1016/j.seziure.2015.08.00. 2015; doi: 10.1016/j.seziure.2015.08.004.