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“Temporal” intermittent rhythmic delta activity: the true localizing nature of TIRDA Volume 24, numéro 5, October 2022

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(1) What is the definition of TIRDA?

 

(2) What is the implication of the presence of TIRDA?

 

 

 

 

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(1) TIRDA is characterized as sinusoidal or saw-toothed waveforms with a frequency of 1-3.5 Hz that last 4-20 seconds and is seen in approximately 25-40% of patients with TLE being evaluated for epilepsy surgery.

 

(2) The patient has a regional temporal lobe epilepsy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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