Changes in paroxysmal brainwave patterns of epileptics by weak-field magnetic stimulation

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作者：
Dobson, J
St Pierre, T
Wieser, HG
Fuller, M
机构：
[1] Univ Florida, Dept Chem, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[2] Univ Florida, UF Brain Inst, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[3] Univ Western Australia, Dept Phys, Biophys Programme, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
[4] Univ Zurich Hosp, Neurol Clin, Dept EEG & Epileptol, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
[5] Univ Hawaii, Inst Geophys & Planetol, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
来源：
BIOELECTROMAGNETICS | 2000年 / 21卷 / 02期
关键词：
mesial temporal lobe epilepsy; hippocampus; magnetite; electroencephalography;
D O I：
10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(200002)21:2<94::AID-BEM3>3.0.CO;2-7
中图分类号：
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
In order to assess the effects of weak-field magnetic stimulation on brain electrical activity in epileptics, three patients suffering from mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) were exposed to DC magnetic fields of 0.9 and 1.8 millitesla (mT). The EEG activity was recorded simultaneously from intracranial electrodes inserted through the foramen ovale (FO) and scalp electrodes. Significant enhancement of interictal epileptiform activity was observed in two patients, while in one patient, magnetic stimulation resulted in the cessation of interictal spike/wave trains. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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