The electroencephalogram during spontaneous night sleep in epileptic patients

Ribeiro, Rubens Moura; Lison, Michel P.; Armbrust-Figueiredo, J.

doi:10.1590/S0004-282X1967000400004

Abstracts

The sleep sistem results of the activity of two components: a descending component originated in the limbic structures, and an ascending system involving the bulbopontine structures which receives projections from the spinal cord components. Although the neocortex is not necessary for sleep mechanisms, it plays a very important role in sleep. Therefore, during the sleep state there is no significant quantitative difference in brain activity, but qualitative changes are recorded in EEG of epileptics patients during all night sleep.

Foram estudados os traçados eletrencefalográficos obtidos durante o sono noturno de 5 pacientes epilépticos. Os resultados demonstram que a atividade paroxística focal evidencia modificações tanto qualitativas como quantitativas quando registrada no l.° e 2.° estágios do sono. Por outro lado, o EEG com descargas difusas e bilaterais intensas na fase inicial do sono, apresenta ausência de paroxismo na fase paradoxal. Assim, a análise dos diversos estágios do sono evidencia diferenças qualitativas e quantitativas na atividade elétrica cerebral de pacientes epilépticos durante o sono noturno.

The electroencephalogram during spontaneous night sleep in epileptic patients

O eletrencefalograma durante o sono noturno espontâneo em pacientes epilépticos

Rubens Moura Ribeiro^I; Michel P. Lison^I; J. Armbrust-Figueiredo^II

^IDepartment of Neurology, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo: Assistent

^IIDepartment of Neurology, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo: Professor

SUMMARY

The sleep sistem results of the activity of two components: a descending component originated in the limbic structures, and an ascending system involving the bulbopontine structures which receives projections from the spinal cord components. Although the neocortex is not necessary for sleep mechanisms, it plays a very important role in sleep. Therefore, during the sleep state there is no significant quantitative difference in brain activity, but qualitative changes are recorded in EEG of epileptics patients during all night sleep.

RESUMO

Foram estudados os traçados eletrencefalográficos obtidos durante o sono noturno de 5 pacientes epilépticos. Os resultados demonstram que a atividade paroxística focal evidencia modificações tanto qualitativas como quantitativas quando registrada no l.° e 2.° estágios do sono. Por outro lado, o EEG com descargas difusas e bilaterais intensas na fase inicial do sono, apresenta ausência de paroxismo na fase paradoxal. Assim, a análise dos diversos estágios do sono evidencia diferenças qualitativas e quantitativas na atividade elétrica cerebral de pacientes epilépticos durante o sono noturno.

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[1] 1. CLEMENT, C. D. & STERMAN, M. B. Cortical synchronization and. sleep patterns in acute restrained and chronic behaving cats induced by basal forebrain stimulation. Electroenceph. clin. Neurophysiol. 24:172, 1963.

[2] 2. DEMENT, W. C. & KLEITMAN, N. Cyclic variations in EEG during sleep and their relation to eye movements, body motility and dreaming. Electroenceph. clin. Neurophysiol. 9:673, 1957.

[3] 3. DEMENT, W. C. & KLEITMAN, N. The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: an objective method for the study of dreaming. J. Exp. Psychol. 53:339, 1957.

[4] 4. DEMENT, W. C. The occurrence of low voltage, fast electroencephalogram patterns during behavioral sleep in the cat. Electroenceph. clin. Neurophysiol. 10:291, 1958.

[5] 5. FRENCH, J. D. & MAGOUN, H. W. Effects of chronic lesions in central cephalic brain stem of monkeys. Arch. Neurol. & Psychiat. 68:591, 1952.

[6] 6. GIBBS, E. L. & GIBBS, F. A. Diagnostic and localizing value of electroencephalographic studies in sleep. Res. Publ. Ass. nerv. ment. Dis. 26:366, 1946.

[7] 7. HERNÁNDEZ-PEÓN, R. Neurophysiological mechanisms of wakefulness and sleep. Acta Neurol. Latinoamer. 10:18, 1964.

[8] 8. HERNÁNDEZ-PEÓN, R. Waking and sleeping patterns of brain activity and their relations to EEC InSecond advanced course in electroencephalography (L. Koisser, Vienna, 1965).

[9] 9. HODES, R. Ocular phenomena in the two stages of sleep in the cat. Exper. Neurol. 9:36, 1964.

[10] 10. HUGELIN, A. & BONVALLET, M. Cortical tonus and extrapyramidal control of motricity. Electroenceph. clin. Neurophysiol. 10:343, 1958.

[11] 11. JOUVET, M. MICHEL, F. & MONNIER, D. Analyse électroencéphalographique comparée du sommeil physiologique chez le chat et chez l'homme. Rev. Neurol. 103:189, 1960.

[12] 12. JOUVET, M. Telencephalic and rhomboencephalic sleep in the cat. InCiba symposium: The nature of sleep. (G. E. W. Wolstenholme et U. O'Connor,. London 1961).

[13] 13. JOUVET, M. PELLIN, B. & MONNIER, D. Étude polygraphique des différents phases du sommeil au cours des troubles de conscience chronique. Rev. Neurol. 105:181, 1961.

[14] 14. MONNIER, M. Moderating and activating systems in medial thalamus and reticular formation. Electroenceph. clin. Neurophysiol. 24:97, 1963.

[15] 15. International Federation of Societies for Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. Proc. IVth Int. Cong. Electroenceph. clin. Neurophysiol. 10: 367, 1958.