Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Multi-day rhythms modulate seizure risk in epilepsy

  • Maxime O. Baud,
  • Jonathan K. Kleen,
  • Emily A. Mirro,
  • Jason C. Andrechak,
  • David King-Stephens,
  • Edward F. Chang,
  • Vikram R. Rao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02577-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The ability to identify periods of heightened seizure risk could enable new treatments for patients with epilepsy. Here, the authors describe long term EEG recordings from 37 patients which allow them to identify multi-day fluctuations in interictal activity.