Neurophysical theory of coherence and correlations of electroencephalographic and electrocorticographic signals

Correlation and coherence functions of electroencephalographic signals are calculated using a recent continuum theory that has previously yielded excellent agreement with observations of electroencephalographic spectra. The predicted properties of these functions are found to be in semiquantitative agreement with observations for parameters consistent with those used in previous studies of spectra. The corresponding results for electrocorticographic signals point to an additional contribution at characteristic scales of around 6mm, as has been previously inferred, and are consistent with a crossover to the long-range behavior seen in scalp data. Analysis within the framework of the model enables constraints on the relative strengths of the two contributions to be inferred, and makes it plausible that the short-range component reflects the point-spread function of external stimuli and corticothalamic feedback reaching the cortex.     

术中皮质脑电图监测癫痫病灶切除13例分析

目的:探讨继发性癫痫术中运用皮质脑电图监测切除癫痫病灶的疗效。方法:对13例继发性癫痫患者术前经多次常规脑电图、24h动态脑电图检查定位并联合CT、MRI等检查结果,确定癫痫病灶的准确位置。在皮质脑电图精确定位监测下手术切除致痫灶。结果:13例癫痫患者均通过皮质脑电图监测,准确定位,切除致痫灶,切除病灶后的棘波、尖波,棘、尖慢复合波减少或完全消失。结论:利用皮质脑电图监测手术切除痫灶是治疗继发性癫痫最有效的方法之一。