{"title":"Electrophysiological and Cognitive Changes in Hard Coal Miners Associated with Working Underground.","authors":"Samet Çelik, Ebru Yıldırım, Bahar Güntekin","doi":"10.1177/15500594241237912","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15500594241237912","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Miners working underground face some risk factors that affect the nervous system-such as high noise, dark environment, chronic stress, and exposure to toxic gases. However, it is not known whether these risk factors affect the cognition of miners. In this study, the cognitive changes of miners were examined through event-related oscillations via electroencephalogram (EEG). Twenty underground miners and control groups, equal to each other in age, education level, and working duration, participated in this study. Neuropsychological tests were applied to all participants to examine their cognitive characteristics. Then, 20-channel EEG was recorded for electrophysiological changes during visual oddball paradigm. Event-related power spectrum and phase locking were analyzed in delta (0.5-3.5), theta (4-7), and alpha (8-13 Hz) frequency bands. It was determined that the delta responses that emerged during the target stimulus differed between the two groups in terms of phase locking (p < 0.05). Considering event-related alpha responses, a statistical difference was found regarding power spectrum and phase locking (p < 0.05). Moreover, the alpha power spectrum in the miners was found to be negatively statistically correlated with working duration (p < 0.05). This study determined that the event-related electrophysiological responses of the miners were negatively affected depending on the working conditions. In addition, neuropsychological assessment determined miners had deficiencies in learning and memory skills and many other cognitive functions such as attention, behavioral inhibition, and visual perception.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"561-571"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140133626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Portable Headband Electroencephalogram in the Detection of Absence Epilepsy.","authors":"Douglas R Nordli, Kaila Fives, Fernando Galan","doi":"10.1177/15500594241229153","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15500594241229153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The accuracy of headband electroencephalogram (EEG) was compared to traditional EEG in pediatric patients with absence epilepsy. This study enrolled 10 patients with previously diagnosed absence epilepsy and examined the concordance of headband EEG and traditional EEG in the follow-up EEG of treated absence epilepsy. The study found a concordant result in 80% of cases providing a signal that absence epilepsy is an effective target for headband EEG. The study showcases a need for further research in headband EEG technology and continued improvements in technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"581-585"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139652449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tuba Guney, Mert Demirel, Ulufer Celebi, Kudret Aytemir, F Irsel Tezer, Cem Coteli, Hikmet Yorgun, Serap Saygi
{"title":"Ictal Asystole During Focal Seizures Due to Left Occipital Glioneuronal Tumor: A Report of Case Treated With Cardiac Neuromodulation.","authors":"Tuba Guney, Mert Demirel, Ulufer Celebi, Kudret Aytemir, F Irsel Tezer, Cem Coteli, Hikmet Yorgun, Serap Saygi","doi":"10.1177/15500594241234831","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15500594241234831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ictal asystole (IA) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of focal epilepsy. The sudden onset of loss of consciousness and drop attacks in a patient with chronic epilepsy should suggest the possibility of this complication. Once the diagnosis is established, rapid management should be considered, especially in high-risk cases. The approach does not differ between temporal and extratemporal lobe epilepsies. Strategies can be aimed at preventing the emergence of cortical epileptic activity from the beginning (surgery, antiseizure therapy), neutralizing negative chronotropic effects on the heart (cardiac neuromodulation), or restarting the heart rhythm with a pacemaker. Pacemaker implantation is not a completely complication-free treatment, and living with a device that requires care and follow-up throughout life makes alternative treatment methods more valid for young patients with many years to live or cases that could benefit from surgery. In this article, we present a patient with a left occipital glioneuronal tumor and drug-resistant occipital lobe epilepsy. IA was documented by long-term video EEG monitoring (VEM). During about 2 years of follow-up after a cardiac neuromodulation procedure, there were no drop attacks or asystole with seizures, confirmed by long-term VEM.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"586-590"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139975049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alireza Faridi, Farhad Taremian, Robert W Thatcher
{"title":"Effectiveness of Low-Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography Z Score Neurofeedback Comparison with Cognitive Rehabilitation in Depression and Anxiety in Opioid Use Disorder.","authors":"Alireza Faridi, Farhad Taremian, Robert W Thatcher","doi":"10.1177/15500594241229194","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15500594241229194","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Previous studies have shown that conventional neurofeedback (NFB) and cognitive rehabilitation can improve psychological outcomes in people with opioid use disorders (OUDs). However, the effectiveness of Low-Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA) Z-score neurofeedback (LZNFB) and attention bias modification training (ABMT) on depression and anxiety of these people has not been investigated yet. The present study aims to compare the effect of these two methods on depression and anxiety of men with OUD under methadone maintenance therapy (MMT). <b>Methods:</b> In this randomized controlled clinical trial with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design, 30 men with OUD under MMT were randomly assigned into three groups of LZNFB, ABMT, and control (MMT alone). The LZNFB group underwent LZNFB at 20 sessions. The ABMT using the dot-probe task was provided individually to the second group for 2 weeks at 15 sessions. The Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory were completed by the participants before, immediately after, and 1-month after interventions. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS v.22 software. <b>Results:</b> Both intervention groups showed a significant reduction in anxiety and depression at the post-test phase (p < 0.05), where LZNFB group showed more decrease in anxiety and depression than the ABMT group. This decrease continued in the follow-up period. <b>Conclusion:</b> Both LZNFB and ABMT with the dot-robe task are effective in reducing depression and anxiety of men with OUD under MMT. However, LZNFB is more effective. These findings add to the growing body of literature supporting the effectiveness of NFB and cognitive rehabilitation therapy in treating addiction-related comorbidities.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"553-560"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139914263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hyperventilation Induced Seizures in Focal Epilepsy: Two Cases and a Review of Literature.","authors":"Anna Milan, Majed Alzahrany, Ajay Gupta","doi":"10.1177/15500594231222982","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15500594231222982","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report two cases of temporo-perisylvian epilepsy with habitual seizures consistently inducible by hyperventilation (HV). One case was non-lesional, while the other was a lesional temporo-perisylvian epilepsy. Both underwent surgical resection and were seizure-free or nearly seizure-free thereafter. We discuss the pathophysiological changes evoked by HV in healthy brains, and those with generalized and focal epilepsy. We provide a comprehensive and critical review of the literature on the role of HV in focal epilepsy. We suggest HV should be considered an activation method for patients with focal epilepsy during epilepsy monitoring unit admissions and may help in the localization of the epileptogenic network/zone.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"576-580"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139081174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiheon Kim, Seungchan Park, Hansol Kim, Daeyoung Roh, Do Hoon Kim
{"title":"Home-based, Remotely Supervised, 6-Week tDCS in Patients With Both MCI and Depression: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial.","authors":"Jiheon Kim, Seungchan Park, Hansol Kim, Daeyoung Roh, Do Hoon Kim","doi":"10.1177/15500594231215847","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15500594231215847","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As depressive symptom is considered a prodrome, a risk factor for progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia, improving depressive symptoms should be considered a clinical priority in patients with MCI undergoing transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) intervention. We aimed to comprehensively evaluate the efficacy of the home-based and remotely monitored tDCS in patients with both MCI and depression, by integrating cognitive, psychological, and electrophysiological indicators. In a 6-week, randomized, double blind, and sham-controlled study, 37 community-dwelling patients were randomly assigned to either an active or a sham stimulation group, and received 30 home-based sessions of 2 mA tDCS for 30 min with the anode located over the left and cathode over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. We measured depressive symptoms, neurocognitive function, and resting-state electroencephalography. In terms of effects of both depressive symptoms and cognitive functions, active tDCS was not significantly different from sham tDCS. However, compared to sham stimulation, active tDCS decreased and increased the activation of delta and beta frequencies, respectively. Moreover, the increase in beta activity was correlated with the cognitive enhancement only in the active group. It was not possible to reach a definitive conclusion regarding the efficacy of tDCS on depression and cognition in patients with both MCI and depression. Nevertheless, the relationship between the changes of electrophysiology and cognitive performance suggests potential neuroplasticity enhancement implicated in cognitive processes by tDCS.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"531-542"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138813399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shams Farhad, Sinem Zeynep Metin, Çağlar Uyulan, Sahar Taghi Zadeh Makouei, Barış Metin, Türker Tekin Ergüzel, Nevzat Tarhan
{"title":"Application of Hybrid DeepLearning Architectures for Identification of Individuals with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Based on EEG Data.","authors":"Shams Farhad, Sinem Zeynep Metin, Çağlar Uyulan, Sahar Taghi Zadeh Makouei, Barış Metin, Türker Tekin Ergüzel, Nevzat Tarhan","doi":"10.1177/15500594231222980","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15500594231222980","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly common psychiatric disorder. The symptoms of this condition overlap and co-occur with those of other psychiatric illnesses, making diagnosis difficult. The availability of biomarkers could be useful for aiding in diagnosis, although prior neuroimaging studies were unable to provide such biomarkers. <b>Method:</b> In this study, patients with OCD were classified from healthy controls using 2 different hybrid deep learning models: one-dimensional convolutional neural networks (1DCNN) together with long-short term memory (LSTM) and gradient recurrent units (GRU), respectively. <b>Results:</b> Both models exhibited exceptional classification accuracies in cross-validation and external validation phases. The mean classification accuracies in the cross-validation stage were 90.88% and 85.91% for the 1DCNN-LSTM and 1DCNN-GRU models, respectively. The inferior frontal, temporal, and occipital electrodes were predominant in providing discriminative features. <b>Conclusion:</b> Our findings underscore the potential of hybrid deep learning architectures utilizing EEG data to effectively differentiate patients with OCD from healthy controls. This promising approach holds implications for advancing clinical decision-making by offering valuable insights into diagnostic markers for OCD.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"543-552"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139405656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frontal Activity of Recent Suicide Attempters: EEG spectrum Power Performing Raven Task.","authors":"Nafee Rasouli, Seyed Kazem Malakouti, Masoumeh Bayat, Firouzeh Mahjoubnavaz, Niloofar Fallahinia, Reza Khosrowabadi","doi":"10.1177/15500594241273125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15500594241273125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background:</i> Deficits in problem-solving may be related to vulnerability to suicidal behavior. We aimed to identify the electroencephalographic (EEG) power spectrum associated with the performance of the Raven as a reasoning/problem-solving task among individuals with recent suicide attempts. <i>Methods</i>: This study with the case-control method, consisted of 61 participants who were assigned to three groups: Suicide attempt + Major Depressive Disorder (SA + MDD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and Healthy Control (HC). All participants underwent clinical evaluations and problem-solving abilities. Subsequently, EEG signals were recorded while performing the Raven task. <i>Results</i>: The SA + MDD and MDD groups were significantly different from the HC group in terms of anxiety, reasons for life, and hopelessness. Regarding brain oscillations in performing the raven task, increased theta, gamma, and betha power extending over the frontal areas, including anterior prefrontal cortex, dlPFC, pre-SMA, inferior frontal cortex, and medial prefrontal cortex, was significant in SA + MDD compared with other groups. The alpha wave was more prominent in the left frontal, particularly in dlPFC in SA + MDD. Compared to the MDD group, the SA + MDD group had a shorter reaction time, while their response accuracy did not differ significantly. <i>Conclusions</i>: Suicidal patients have more frontal activity in planning and executive function than the two other groups. Nevertheless, it seems that reduced activity in the left frontal region, which plays a crucial role in managing emotional distress, can contribute to suicidal tendencies among vulnerable individuals. <i>Limitation</i> The small sample size and chosen difficult trials for the Raven task were the most limitations of the study.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"15500594241273125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142082882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jerin Mathew, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia, Mark Llewellyn Smith, Dirk De Ridder, Ramakrishnan Mani
{"title":"Closed-Loop Infraslow Brain-Computer Interface can Modulate Cortical Activity and Connectivity in Individuals With Chronic Painful Knee Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.","authors":"Jerin Mathew, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia, Mark Llewellyn Smith, Dirk De Ridder, Ramakrishnan Mani","doi":"10.1177/15500594241264892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15500594241264892","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Introduction.</i> Chronic pain is a percept due to an imbalance in the activity between sensory-discriminative, motivational-affective, and descending pain-inhibitory brain regions. Evidence suggests that electroencephalography (EEG) infraslow fluctuation neurofeedback (ISF-NF) training can improve clinical outcomes. It is unknown whether such training can induce EEG activity and functional connectivity (FC) changes. A secondary data analysis of a feasibility clinical trial was conducted to determine whether EEG ISF-NF training can significantly alter EEG activity and FC between the targeted cortical regions in people with chronic painful knee osteoarthritis (OA). <i>Methods.</i> A parallel, two-arm, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial was conducted. People with chronic knee pain associated with OA were randomized to receive sham NF training or source-localized ratio ISF-NF training protocol to down-train ISF bands at the somatosensory (SSC), dorsal anterior cingulate (dACC), and uptrain pregenual anterior cingulate cortices (pgACC). Resting state EEG was recorded at baseline and immediate post-training. <i>Results.</i> The source localization mapping demonstrated a reduction (<i>P</i> = .04) in the ISF band activity at the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (LdlPFC) in the active NF group. Region of interest analysis yielded significant differences for ISF (<i>P</i> = .008), slow (<i>P</i> = .007), beta (<i>P</i> = .043), and gamma (<i>P</i> = .012) band activities at LdlPFC, dACC, and bilateral SSC. The FC between pgACC and left SSC in the delta band was negatively correlated with pain bothersomeness in the ISF-NF group. <i>Conclusion.</i> The EEG ISF-NF training can modulate EEG activity and connectivity in individuals with chronic painful knee osteoarthritis, and the observed EEG changes correlate with clinical pain measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"15500594241264892"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141763283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remediation of Learning Difficulty Utilizing School-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Measured by EEG Theta-Alpha and Theta-Beta Ratio During Resting and Cognitive Task Performance Conditions.","authors":"Pratima Kaushik, Pranav Kumar Shrivastava","doi":"10.1177/15500594241252483","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15500594241252483","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background.</i> EEG is an effective tool due to its ability to capture and interpret the changes in brain activity under different situations. Quantitative EEG (qEEG) can be essential in evaluating and treating children's learning problems. <i>Methods and procedure.</i> Fifty school-going children with difficulty in learning were studied. Analysis of the difference between pre-intervention and postintervention EEG power ratio of frequency bands, including Theta to Beta and Theta to Alpha, while eyes-closed, eyes-open, hyperventilation, writing, and reading conditions and the values for relative powers were calculated. The study correlated postintervention theta/beta ratio (TBR) and theta/alpha ratio (TAR) values with behavioral measures. <i>Results.</i> The findings suggested that there was a significant difference in pre-intervention and postintervention relative TAR and TBR power values. A significant increase of TAR and TBR power values was observed in eyes-closed (resting), hyperventilation, writing, and reading task conditions, indicative of a state of arousal at FP1FP2, T3T4, and O1O2 scalp locations. During eye open conditions, the TAR and TBR were significantly low at all 3 scalp locations, indicating a relaxed, conscious, and aware state of mind. Postintervention TAR and TBR values were significantly correlated with behavioral measures during 5 task conditions on several scalp locations. <i>Conclusion.</i> These quantitative electroencephalogram findings in children with learning problems indicate that with the increased complexity of the cognitive tasks, TAR and TBR increase, while postintervention, children could attain a relaxed and conscious state of mind during eyes-open condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":93940,"journal":{"name":"Clinical EEG and neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"426-444"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}