Hippocampal spindles and barques are normal intracranial electroencephalographic entities.

To assess whether hippocampal spindles and barques are markers of epileptogenicity. Focal epilepsy patients that underwent stereo-electroencephalography implantation with at least one electrode in their hippocampus were selected (n = 75). The occurrence of spindles and barques in the hippocampus was evaluated in each patient. We created pairs of pathologic and pathology-free groups according to two sets of criteria: 1. Non-invasive diagnostic criteria (patients grouped according to focal epilepsy classification). 2. Intracranial neurophysiological criteria (patient's hippocampi grouped according to their seizure onset involvement). Hippocampal spindles and barques appear equally often in both pathologic and pathology-free groups, both for non-invasive (P Both spindles and barques are normal entities of the hippocampal intracranial electroencephalogram. The presence of barques may also signify lack of epileptogenic properties in the hippocampus. Understanding that hippocampal spindles and barques do not reflect epileptogenicity is critical for correct interpretation of epilepsy surgery evaluations and appropriate surgical treatment selection.

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