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脳波上に棘波や鋭波あるいは複合波のような発作性の発射(discharges)が,およそ1ないし数秒位の時間間隔で"周期性(periodic)"にくり返して現われることがあり,その発現機序について多くの興味がもたれて来た。しかし,それについてまだ十分に解明されているとはいえず,今回,そのような発射の示す時間間隔を計測し,ここではまず時間的出現様式を検討することにした。
Time intervals of epileptic discharges in human EEGs were analyzed. The subjects were 4 patients of various diseases showing "periodic discharges"in EEG with relatively regular intervals, and 3 epilepticus showing epileptic discharges with ir-regular intervals. The intervals of 60 to 300 con-secutive discharges were measured manually. The interval histograms were plotted and the cumulative distribution curves were also written. There were, at least, two different types of"periodic dis-charges".
The first type of periodic discharges was seen in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, for example, and single repetitive spike or sharp waves occurred at an interval of about 0.5 to 2 sec. The interval histograms of this type, however, did not neces-sarily show a normal distribution but a skewed one towards longer interval direction. In a clinical course of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, it was observed that the interval of discharges changed to be longer and irregular. Cortical lesion primarily was sup-posed for producing this type of periodic patterns.
The second type was seen in the subacute sclero-sing panencephalitis ("SSPE") and the EEG showed bilaterally synchronous, periodic bursts consisted of sharp and slow waves. The time intervals were about 3 to 8 sec. The time interval histograms of this type showed normal distribution curves and in a clinical course the pattern of this distribution remained stable. The mechanisms for producing this type of periodic discharges were discussed in terms of the thalamus or the upper brain-stem.
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