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Changes in paroxysmal brainwave patterns of epileptics by weak‐field magnetic stimulation
Author(s) -
Dobson Jon,
Pierre Tim St.,
Wieser H. Gregor,
Fuller Michael
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(200002)21:2<94::aid-bem3>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - bioelectromagnetics , ictal , mesial temporal lobe epilepsy , scalp , epilepsy , stimulation , electroencephalography , temporal lobe , medicine , neuroscience , anesthesia , magnetic field , nuclear magnetic resonance , psychology , anatomy , physics , quantum mechanics
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. Bioelectromagnetics 21:94–99, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.