Gert Pfurtscheller , Beate Rassler , Maciej Kaminski , Gerhard Schwarz , Alexandre Andrade , Klaus Pfurtscheller , Wolfgang Klimesch
{"title":"Brain-breathing interaction during MRI-related anxiety","authors":"Gert Pfurtscheller , Beate Rassler , Maciej Kaminski , Gerhard Schwarz , Alexandre Andrade , Klaus Pfurtscheller , Wolfgang Klimesch","doi":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110961","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110961","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nasal breathing can entrain fast oscillations in the prefrontal cortex and limbic systems, as experiments with rodents and intracranial EEG recordings in patients have shown. Recently, it was demonstrated that the activity of the amygdala and hippocampus can also be studied non-invasively, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). When simultaneously recording BOLD signals, respiration and cardiac RR interval (RRI) time courses, and applying a multivariate autoregressive (MVAR) model combined with Granger causality analysis, it becomes possible to assess directed coupling, or information flow, between brain structures and the body organs (i.e., heart and lung).</div><div>Klimesch’s binary hierarchy model links fast neural oscillations in the gamma and beta range with medium-range rhythms of the heart and respiration, as well as with infra-slow BOLD oscillations (<0.1 Hz), all aimed to minimize the brain’s energy demands. This model predicts three preferred breathing frequencies, 0.32 Hz, 0.16 Hz, and 0.08 Hz, as well as an infra-slow oscillation (ISO) at 0.02 Hz. Remarkably, the preferred breathing frequency of 0.32 Hz (∼20 cycles per minute) appears to be a universal marker of anxiety, which is observed in patients and healthy participants during MRI sessions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10671,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 2110961"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144851988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seizures and breathing: lessons from peri-ictal respiratory disturbances","authors":"Elisa Micalizzi , Alice Ballerini , Nuria Lacuey , Leandra Giunta , Flavio Villani , Stefano Meletti , Anna Elisabetta Vaudano","doi":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110962","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110962","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Breathing can be disrupted by pathological neurological conditions, such as seizures. Ictal respiratory changes comprise central or obstructive apnea, tachypnea, bradypnea, hypoventilation, and hypoxemia. Ictal central apnea (ICA) has been described in association with focal seizures, especially of temporal origin, occurring in 36%–40% of ictal events. Longer ICA duration typically produces hypoxemia, being observed in 33–41% of cases. PCCA (post-convulsive central apnea) has been described in relation to generalized seizures, suggesting brainstem dysfunction following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTC). Growing interest in <em>peri</em>-ictal respiratory disturbances stems from their potential association with sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the leading cause of mortality in people with epilepsy (PWE). Recent research has highlighted <em>peri</em>-ictal respiratory symptoms as a key factor in SUDEP risk. Given the expanding body of evidence, a comprehensive review is needed to synthesize findings from experimental and clinical studies. Recent intracranial EEG and neuroimaging research has provided new insights into the neurophysiological, structural, and functional correlates of ICA and PCCA, as well as their possible link with SUDEP. This narrative review explores the electroclinical features and pathophysiology of <em>peri</em>-ictal respiratory disturbances, summarizes current neuroimaging data, and discusses their implications for SUDEP risk and potential treatment strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10671,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 2110962"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144809472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ksenia Perlova , Claudia Schmidt , Gereon R. Fink , Peter H. Weiß-Blankenhorn
{"title":"The role of the left primary motor cortex in apraxia","authors":"Ksenia Perlova , Claudia Schmidt , Gereon R. Fink , Peter H. Weiß-Blankenhorn","doi":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110847","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110847","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10671,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 2110847"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145043946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Orhan Aktas , Friedemann Paul , Douglas K. Sato , Jodie M. Burton , Mike A. Smith , William A. Rees , Kristina R. Patterson , Bruce Cree
{"title":"Improvements in pain and disability contribute to improved quality of life after inebilizumab treatment in attack-free neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) participants","authors":"Orhan Aktas , Friedemann Paul , Douglas K. Sato , Jodie M. Burton , Mike A. Smith , William A. Rees , Kristina R. Patterson , Bruce Cree","doi":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110843","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110843","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10671,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 2110843"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145044101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonas Günther , Theresa Paul , Lukas Hensel , Valerie Wiemer , Anna Bonkhoff , Matthew Cieslak , Caroline Tscherpel , Christian Grefkes-Hermann , Scott Grafton , Gereon R. Fink , Lukas Jan Volz
{"title":"Exploring the structural reserve: structural connectivity in motor network protects from detrimental weak state of motor network connectivity after stroke","authors":"Jonas Günther , Theresa Paul , Lukas Hensel , Valerie Wiemer , Anna Bonkhoff , Matthew Cieslak , Caroline Tscherpel , Christian Grefkes-Hermann , Scott Grafton , Gereon R. Fink , Lukas Jan Volz","doi":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110870","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110870","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10671,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 2110870"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145044361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-frequency oscillations in neonatal EEG and their association with epilepsy","authors":"Sini Hautala , Kirsi Mikkonen , Päivi Nevalainen","doi":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.03.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinph.2025.03.024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>We assessed high-frequency oscillations (HFOs) in neonatal EEG hypothesizing that HFOs would be prevalent in neonates with prevailing or forthcoming severe epilepsy, fewer in those with benign epilepsy or acute provoked seizures, and absent in healthy neonates.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>From a population-derived EEG database, we identified neonates with neonatal-onset epilepsy, chronic brain disease, acute stroke, perinatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, acute brain infection, or no neurological diagnoses. We marked sleep stages, seizures, and HFOs manually, and evaluated outcome from medical records.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>HFOs were detected in 29/98 (30 %) neonates, of whom 10 had ictal (median rate 0.53/min, range 0.07–6.41/min) and 24 had nonictal HFOs (median rate 0.20/min, range 0.01–20.99/min). Nonictal HFO occurrence and rate were significantly i) higher in neonates with neonatal-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) than most other diagnostic groups, and ii) higher in neonates that later developed infantile-onset DEE (p < 0.05) than those surviving without DEE. Ictal HFOs were common during acute provoked seizures and were not linked with epilepsy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Neonatal nonictal HFOs were associated with prevailing or forthcoming early-onset DEE.</div></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><div>Our data support the hypotheses that neonatal scalp HFOs are i) pathological, ii) associated with epilepsy severity, and iii) a marker of epileptogenesis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10671,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 2010697"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143751492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}