The tonic phase demonstrated continuous spike activity in iEEG with highest power in 50-100Hz range. The sEMG activity demonstrated an interference pattern in both agonists and antagonists, consistent with a tetanic contraction with a very similar power spectrum as the iEEG.

The clonic phase was characterized by polyspike and slow-wave pattern. The polyspikes and slow-waves were time-locked with synchronized tetanic sEMG bursts and silent-periods in agonists and antagonists, respectively. The polyspikes were superimposed with ~400-600Hz high-frequency oscillations (HFOs). The frequency of the serrations of the motor unit potentials in the sEMG bursts was a subharmonic of the HFOs. The iEEG-sEMG latency was ~17-21ms, consistent with corticospinal conduction. There was a progressive increase of the sEMG burst and silent-period duration during the clonic phase, associated with corresponding increases in the polyspike and slow-wave durations.