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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
The dipole sources of interictal spike activity were localized and the myoclonus activity back-averaged by combined magnetoencephalography and surface electromyographic measurements in a child who had epilepsia partialis continua without a structural brain lesion. Dipole sources were matched with metabolic information obtained from interictal 5-fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (PET) and superimposed onto high-resolution magnetic resonance images. Dipole sources of interictal epileptic discharges clustered within the inferior parietal cortex, which also showed a regional hypermetabolism on PET scans. The dipole sources of reafferent activity following myocloni in the postcentral gyrus were associated with a local hypometabolism Although there was no obvious phase relationship between interictal spikes and myoclonic jerks, the myocloni were initiated from within the interictal spike area in the extrarolandic cortex. The data demonstrate that motor symptoms may be a remote effect of epileptic activity within functional brain circuits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1051-2284
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Extrarolandic origin of spike and myoclonus activity in epilepsia partialis continua: a magnetoencephalographic and positron emission tomography study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports