Effects of Cell-Phone Radiation on the Electroencephalographic Spectra of Epileptic Patients
Effects of Cell-Phone Radiation on the Electroencephalographic Spectra of Epileptic Patients
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DOI：
10.1109/map.2010.5723262
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发表时间：
2010-12-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Ares-Pena, Francisco
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作者：
Luis Relova, Jose;Pertega, Sonia;Ares-Pena, Francisco
人们对使用移动电话可能带来的健康风险表示了相当大的关注。大脑比身体其他部位更容易受到手机辐射（MPR）的影响，实验结果表明，电磁场可能会调节神经网络的活动。癫痫患者神经网络的电不稳定趋势表明，这些人可能对电磁辐射特别敏感。在这项研究中，我们确定了手机辐射对9例接受常规视频脑电图监测的癫痫患者脑电图（EEG）谱的影响。对于9个头皮区域和4个波段（α、β、γ和δ）中的每一个，从连续暴露于手机辐射20分钟之前、期间和之后记录的脑电图片段中提取3个光谱特征。统计分析显示手机辐射与脑电图α、β和γ波段活动增加之间存在关联。α波功率的增加与非癫痫个体的报告相似。波和波功率的增加可能与癫痫的改变有关。
Considerable concern has been expressed about the possible health risks of mobile-phone use. The brain has greater exposure to mobile-phone radiation (MPR) than the rest of the body, and there are experimental findings suggesting that electromagnetic fields may modulate the activity of neural networks. The tendency towards electrical instability of the neural networks of epileptics suggests that these persons may be especially sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. In this study, we determined the effects of mobile-phone radiation on the electroencephalographic (EEG) spectra of nine epileptic patients undergoing routine video-EEG monitoring. For each of nine scalp areas and four wavebands ( alpha, beta, gamma, and delta), three spectral features were extracted from EEG segments recorded before, during, and after 20 minutes of continuous exposure to mobile-phone radiation. Statistical analyses showed associations between mobile-phone radiation and increased EEG activity in the alpha, beta, and gamma wavebands. The increase In alpha-wave power was similar to that reported for non-epileptic individuals. The increase in beta- and gamma-wave power may be related to epileptic alterations.