Table 1

Results of equivalent current dipoles (ECDs) of MEG polyspike and waves

20 ictal discharges8 interictal discharges
Initial spikesSecond spikesThird wavesInitial spikesSecond spikesThird waves
X, auricular line, positive right and negative left; Y, nasion-inion line, anterior positive and posterior negative; Z, from the centre toward the vertex of the head, positive superior and negative bottom; Values for the centre of the head (x, y, z) are all zero.
*p<0.05. Data shown as mean (SD).
Number of ECDs142016685
Moment (nAm)95.3 (41.0)128.7 (32.8)*109.2 (55.7)*145.2 (84.7)233.0 (63.9)*169.1(33.7)*
Positions (mm)
    X−58.3 (9.0)−61.9 (3.9)−59.8 (6.8)−57.7 (4.6)−59.0 (3.9)−57.1(5.7)
    Y−12.6 (8.4)−19.0 (2.3)−18.7 (9.4)−5.7 (10.7)−8.0 (9.4)−16. (16.5)
    Z44.0 (8.7)54.5 (4.3)55.0 (7.0)47.2 (10.9)53.6 (2.2)51.9 (2.7)