Author(s): Cai Z; Pellegrino G; Spilkin A; Delaire E; Uji M; Abdallah C; Lina JM; Fecteau S; Grova C;

Background: The relationship between task-related hemodynamic activity and brain excitability is poorly understood in humans as it is technically challenging to combine simultaneously non-invasive brain stimulation and neuroimaging modalities. Cortical excitability corresponds to the readiness to ...

Article GUID: 40567300

Author(s): Abdallah C; Thomas J; Aron O; Avigdor T; Jaber K; Doležalová I; Mansilla D; Nevalainen P; Parikh P; Singh J; Beniczky S; Kahane P; Minotti L; Chabardes S; Colnat-Coulbois S; Maillard L; Hall J; Dubeau F; Gotman J; Grova C; Frauscher B;

Objective: Epilepsy surgery needs predictive features that are easily implemented in clinical practice. Previous studies are limited by small sample sizes, lack of external validation, and complex computational approaches. We aimed to identify and validate visually stereo-electroencephalography ( ...

Article GUID: 40519108

Author(s): Avigdor T; Peter-Derex L; Ho A; Schiller K; Wang Y; Abdallah C; Delaire E; Jaber K; Travnicek V; Grova C; Frauscher B;

Although rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is often thought of as a singular state, it consists of two substates, phasic and tonic REM, defined by the presence (respectively absence) of bursts of rapid eye movements. These two substates have distinct EEG signatures and functional properties. However ...

Article GUID: 40394955

Author(s): Avigdor T; Ren G; Abdallah C; Dubeau F; Grova C; Frauscher B;

Morning awakening is part of everyday life. Surprisingly, information remains scarce on its underlying neurophysiological correlates. Here simultaneous polysomnography and stereo-electroencephalography recordings from 18 patients are used to assess the spectral and connectivity content of the process of awakening at a local level 15 min before and after t ...

Article GUID: 40126936

Author(s): Lee K; Wang Y; Cross NE; Jegou A; Razavipour F; Pomares FB; Perrault AA; Nguyen A; Aydin Ü; Uji M; Abdallah C; Anticevic A; Frauscher B; Benali H; Dang-Vu TT; Grova C;

Decrease in cognitive performance after sleep deprivation followed by recovery after sleep suggests its key role, and especially non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, in the maintenance of cognition. It remains unknown whether brain network reorganization in NREM sleep stages N2 and N3 can uniquel ...

Article GUID: 39005401

Author(s): Afnan J; Cai Z; Lina JM; Abdallah C; Delaire E; Avigdor T; Ros V; Hedrich T; von Ellenrieder N; Kobayashi E; Frauscher B; Gotman J; Grova C;

Electro/Magneto-EncephaloGraphy (EEG/MEG) source imaging (EMSI) of epileptic activity from deep generators is often challenging due to the higher sensitivity of EEG/MEG to superficial regions and to the spatial configuration of subcortical structures. We previously demonstrated the ability of the ...

Article GUID: 38994740

Author(s): Jaber K; Avigdor T; Mansilla D; Ho A; Thomas J; Abdallah C; Chabardes S; Hall J; Minotti L; Kahane P; Grova C; Gotman J; Frauscher B;

Stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) is the gold standard to delineate surgical targets in focal drug-resistant epilepsy. SEEG uses electrodes placed directly into the brain to identify the seizure-onset zone (SOZ). However, its major constraint is limited brain coverage, potentially leading to m ...

Article GUID: 38897997

Author(s): Abdallah C; Mansilla D; Minato E; Grova C; Beniczky S; Frauscher B;

Objective: Increasing evidence suggests that the seizure-onset pattern (SOP) in stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) is important for localizing the "true" seizure onset. Specifically, SOPs with low-voltage fast activity (LVFA) are associated with seizure-free outcome (Engel I). However, several classifications and various terms corresponding to the same ...

Article GUID: 38733701

Author(s): Avigdor T; Abdallah C; Afnan J; Cai Z; Rammal S; Grova C; Frauscher B;

Objective: The use of electrical source imaging (ESI) in assessing the source of interictal epileptic discharges (IEDs) is gaining increasing popularity in presurgical work-up of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. While vigilance affects the ability to locate IEDs and identify the epileptogenic zone, we know little about its impact on ESI. Meth ...

Article GUID: 38217279

Author(s): Horrillo-Maysonnial A; Avigdor T; Abdallah C; Mansilla D; Thomas J; von Ellenrieder N; Royer J; Bernhardt B; Grova C; Gotman J; Frauscher B;

Objective: High-density (HD) electroencephalography (EEG) is increasingly used in presurgical epilepsy evaluation, but it is demanding in time and resources. To overcome these issues, we compared EEG source imaging (ESI) solutions with a targeted density and HD-EEG montage. Methods: HD-EEGs from ...

Article GUID: 37704552

Author(s): Afnan J; von Ellenrieder N; Lina JM; Pellegrino G; Arcara G; Cai Z; Hedrich T; Abdallah C; Khajehpour H; Frauscher B; Gotman J; Grova C;

Background: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a widely used non-invasive tool to estimate brain activity with high temporal resolution. However, due to the ill-posed nature of the MEG source imaging (MSI) problem, the ability of MSI to identify accurately underlying brain sources along the cortical ...

Article GUID: 37149236