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Intrahippocampal ripple on oscillation (RonO) propagation is proportionally greater in less-irritative non-seizure onset zone tissue than in epileptogenic hippocampus

In 49 patients with hippocampal contacts, intrahippocampal RonO (80-250 Hz) propagation proportion was highest in less-irritative non-SOZ (low interictal epileptiform discharge rate) compared to more-irritative non-SOZ (p<0.05) and SOZ (p<0.001). This suggests RonO propagation may serve as a metric to quantify hippocampal epileptogenicity along a continuous spectrum.

Last updated: Jul 7, 2026•0 RCTs•📖 Read as article →

Evidence Score

Evidence Score34/100
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Study Evidence

Study 1. Epileptogenicity alters intrahippocampal ripple propagation.

observational

Chen Y, Ye H, Ye L, Hu L, Chen C, Staba R, Wang S, Weiss SA · medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2026)

Participants: N/A
Duration: N/A
Intervention: Comparison of hippocampal groups stratified by epileptogenicity: seizure onset zone (SOZ), more-irritative non-SOZ (>6 IED/min), and less-irritative non-SOZ (<6 IED/min).
Outcome: Proportion of statistically significant propagating RonO (80-250 Hz) and FRonO (250-600 Hz) originating from hippocampal contacts.
Effect Size: N/A (p-values reported: p<0.05 and p<0.001 for group comparisons)
Population: 49 patients (68 hemispheres) with verified hippocampal contacts undergoing non-REM sleep stereo-EEG.

Result:

PubMed: 42369499DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.13.26355594

Mechanism Graph

Hippocampal tissue is stratified by epileptogenicity based on IED rate and seizure onset
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Empirical temporal networks of HFO propagation are constructed from stereo-EEG data
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Significant propagation pathways are validated against permutation-generated surrogates
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Intrahippocampal RonO propagation proportion is highest in less-irritative non-SOZ tissue, indicating a continuous physiological-to-pathological spectrum

Limitations

  • ⚠Abstract does not report effect sizes or confidence intervals for the propagation differences
  • ⚠Study uses a preprint (medRxiv) and has not undergone peer review
  • ⚠The distinction between physiological and pathological RonO remains challenging using signal features alone

Frequently Asked Questions

What are ripples on oscillation (RonO)?▼

RonO are high-frequency oscillations in the 80-250 Hz range that occur on top of slower oscillations, measured in hippocampal EEG.

How was hippocampal epileptogenicity measured?▼

Hippocampi were stratified into three groups: seizure onset zone (SOZ), more-irritative non-SOZ (>6 interictal epileptiform discharges per minute), and less-irritative non-SOZ (<6 IED/min).

Did the study find differences in fast ripple (FRonO) propagation?▼

No, FRonO (250-600 Hz) propagation proportions did not differ significantly across the hippocampal epileptogenicity spectrum, even though FRonO rates were higher in SOZ.

What is the clinical implication of this finding?▼

RonO propagation may serve as a novel metric to quantify hippocampal epileptogenicity, potentially aiding in surgical planning for epilepsy.

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References

  1. 1.Chen Y, Ye H, Ye L, Hu L, Chen C, Staba R, Wang S, Weiss SA. "Epileptogenicity alters intrahippocampal ripple propagation.." medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2026. PMID: 42369499 DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.13.26355594
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