Long-term seizure dynamics are determined by the nature of seizures and the mutual interactions between them

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Alternative codes found

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105347" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105347</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105347" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105347</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Long-term seizure dynamics are determined by the nature of seizures and the mutual interactions between them

Original language description

The seemingly random and unpredictable nature of seizures is a major debilitating factor for people with epilepsy. An increasing body of evidence demonstrates that the epileptic brain exhibits long-term fluctuations in seizure susceptibility, and seizure emergence seems to be a consequence of processes operating over multiple temporal scales. A deeper insight into the mechanisms responsible for long-term seizure fluctuations may provide important information for understanding the complex nature of seizure genesis. In this study, we explored the long-term dynamics of seizures in the tetanus toxin model of temporal lobe epilepsy. The results demonstrate the existence of long-term fluctuations in seizure probability, where seizures form clusters in time and are then followed by seizure-free periods. Within each cluster, seizure distribution is non-Poissonian, as demonstrated by the progressively increasing inter-seizure interval (ISI), which marks the approaching cluster termination. The lengthening of ISIs is paralleled by: increasing behavioral seizure severity, the occurrence of convulsive seizures, recruitment of extra-hippocampal structures and the spread of electrographic epileptiform activity outside of the limbic system. The results suggest that repeated non-convulsive seizures obey the ‘seizures-beget-seizures’ principle, leading to the occurrence of convulsive seizures, which decrease the probability of a subsequent seizure and, thus, increase the following ISI. The cumulative effect of repeated convulsive seizures leads to cluster termination, followed by a long inter-cluster period. We propose that seizures themselves are an endogenous factor that contributes to long-term fluctuations in seizure susceptibility and their mutual interaction determines the future evolution of disease activity.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30103 - Neurosciences (including psychophysiology)

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Neurobiology of Disease

ISSN

0969-9961

e-ISSN

1095-953X

Volume of the periodical

154

Issue of the periodical within the volume

July

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

105347

UT code for WoS article

000647663200007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85103417845