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Chen D, Liu C, Wang F, Li P, Wei Z, Nie D, Liu P, Liu H. Structure-function interrelationships and associated neurotransmitter profiles in drug-naïve benign childhood epilepsy with central-temporal spikes patients. Eur Radiol 2024:10.1007/s00330-024-10954-7. [PMID: 39009880 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-024-10954-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the interrelationships between structural and functional changes as well as the potential neurotransmitter profile alterations in drug-naïve benign childhood epilepsy with central-temporal spikes (BECTS) patients. METHODS Structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) and resting-state functional MRI data from 20 drug-naïve BECTS patients and 33 healthy controls (HCs) were acquired. Parallel independent component analysis (P-ICA) was used to identify covarying components among gray matter volume (GMV) maps and fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) maps. Furthermore, we explored the spatial correlations between GMV/fALFF changes derived from P-ICA and neurotransmitter maps in JuSpace toolbox. RESULTS A significantly positive correlation (p < 0.001) was identified between one structural component (GMV_IC6) and one functional component (fALFF_IC4), which showed significant group differences between drug-naïve BECTS patients and HCs (GMV_IC6: p < 0.01; fALFF_IC4: p < 0.001). GMV_IC6 showed increased GMV in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, thalamus, and precentral gyrus as well as fALFF_IC4 had enhanced fALFF in the cerebellum in drug-naïve BECTS patients compared to HCs. Moreover, significant correlations between GMV alterations in GMV_IC6 and the serotonin (5HT1a: p < 0.001; 5HT2a: p < 0.001), norepinephrine (NAT: p < 0.001) and glutamate systems (mGluR5: p < 0.001) as well as between fALFF alterations in fALFF_IC4 and the norepinephrine system (NAT: p < 0.001) were detected. CONCLUSION The current findings suggest co-altered structural/functional components that reflect the correlation of language and motor networks as well as associated with the serotonergic, noradrenergic, and glutamatergic neurotransmitter systems. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT The relationship between anatomical brain structure and intrinsic neural activity was evaluated using a multimodal fusion analysis and neurotransmitters which might provide an important window into the multimodal neural and underlying molecular mechanisms of benign childhood epilepsy with central-temporal spikes. KEY POINTS Structure-function relationships in drug-naïve benign childhood epilepsy with central-temporal spikes (BECTS) patients were explored. The interrelated structure-function components were found and correlated with the serotonin, norepinephrine, and glutamate systems. Co-altered structural/functional components reflect the correlation of language and motor networks and correlate with the specific neurotransmitter systems.
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- Duoli Chen
- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China.
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
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Abnormalities of hemispheric specialization in drug-naïve and drug-receiving self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Epilepsy Behav 2022; 136:108940. [PMID: 36228484 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SLECTS) is a pediatric benign epilepsy but often accompanied by subsequent (in adulthood) functional changes such as language, which are thought to have distinct areas of hemispheric lateralization and functional differentiation. This study aimed to explore hemispheric specialization measured by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) functional connectivity in drug-naïve and drug-receiving SLECTS. METHODS Hemispheric specialization was quantified in three groups of children, including 21 drug-naïve patients (DNP) with SLECTS, 34 drug-receiving patients (DRP) with SLECTS and 36 demographically matched typical development (TD). RESULTS Compared with the TD group, both the DNP and DRP groups exhibited significantly higher specialization in the left superior temporal gyrus, right parahippocampus, left putamen, and right caudate. The DNP group exhibited significantly higher hemispheric specialization in the right precentral gyrus and right inferior temporal gyrus, while the DRP group demonstrated significantly higher hemispheric specialization in the left postcentral gyrus and right hippocampus than the TD group. Furthermore, bilateral cerebellum_6 showed opposing hemispheric specialization trends in the two patient groups. Further meta-analytical mapping demonstrated that hemispheric specialization-related differential brain regions are primarily involved in language processing. CONCLUSION Our findings showed that children with SLECTS had altered hemispheric specialization, mainly in language processing regions, suggesting both abnormal intrahemispheric segregation and interhemispheric integration in these children.
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Zanaboni MP, Varesio C, Pasca L, Foti A, Totaro M, Celario M, Provenzi L, De Giorgis V. Systematic review of executive functions in children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 123:108254. [PMID: 34428616 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Self-limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (ECTS) is a self-limiting childhood epilepsy with an overall good prognosis. The neurocognitive profile of ECTS shows various degrees of neuropsychological impairment, with speech impairment and executive dysfunction being the most prominent. This review aimed to clarify the executive function (EF) profile of children with ECTS and the clinical variables' impact on these abilities. We conducted a systematic review of the relevant literature for articles published up to January 2021. Demographic and clinical characteristics were abstracted from the original records. EF tasks used in the studies were classified according to Diamond's model, which identified four components: working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and higher order EFs. Twenty-three studies were included. Among the included records, 14 studies examined working memory, 15 inhibitory control, 15 flexibility, 4 higher order EFs, and 2 general EFs. Results confirmed the presence of a specific impairment in two abilities: inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility. This review confirms the need to assess each EF both in verbal and visual-spatial tasks. The early detection of children with ECTS at risk of developing neuropsychological impairment could activate interventions and prevent worse school achievement, social functioning, and a poor quality of life. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO: CRD42021245959.
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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Ramos IDSS, Coelho CVG, Ribeiro F, Lopes AF. Executive functioning in children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Neuropsychol 2021; 28:30-60. [PMID: 34251988 DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1945019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (ECTS) is one of the most frequent focal epilepsies amongst children. Because remission usually occurs before 16 years old and patients present infrequent clinical manifestation, ECTS was considered benign for a long time. Despite the reports on cognitive deficits associated with ECTS in the last years, knowledge about the condition's specific executive function domains (inhibitory control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, verbal fluency, and higher-order executive functions) is still lacking. The following systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. The PubMed and Scopus databases and gray literature were searched according to the following eligibility criteria: (1) original articles published in peer-review journals; (2) studies that present assessment of children with ECTS; and (3) studies with an available assessment of the executive function of the participants. A total of 43 studies (1179 patients and 1086 healthy controls) met the inclusion criteria. Data from 19 studies were extracted, and meta-analysis methods were used to compare results in the three main executive function domains and verbal fluency. The study quality was measured through the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and the evidence quality with the GRADEpro tool. Results and conclusions: The present systematic review is the first to gather information about executive functioning in children with ECTS. According to the meta-analyses, children with ECTS show weaker performances when compared with a control group in inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and verbal fluency. However, because the quality of evidence was classified as very low, caution is needed when interpreting the strength of the results.
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- Inês Duarte Sá Seixas Ramos
- Institute of Health Sciences, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa, Portugal.,CIERL-UMa - Research Centre for Regional and Local Studies, Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento da Criança Torrado da Silva do Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.,Neuropsychological Assessment and Ageing Processes (NAAP-CINEICC-FPCE) da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Evaluation of auditory spectral resolution abilities in children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes using spectral temporally modulated ripple test. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 114:107620. [PMID: 33268014 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Spectral resolution is imperative for complex listening tasks such as understanding speech in the presence of background noise and has a significant role in children, particularly classroom learning. The present study evaluated the auditory spectral resolution abilities of children with Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS). METHOD This cross-sectional study conducted from August 2017 to March 2020 recruited 23 children with clinical and electrographic features consistent with BECTS as cases. Fifteen age and sex matched typically developing children (TDC) were taken as controls. Spectral resolution abilities were evaluated using the recently developed Spectral temporally modulated Ripple test (SMRT). RESULTS The mean age of the cases was 10.63 ± 1.91 years with a slight male preponderance (69%). The mean (±SD) SMRT thresholds in the cases and controls were 5.90 (±1.91) and 7.21 (±1.03) respectively. The auditory spectral resolution threshold measured by SMRT in children with BECTS was observed to be significantly lower when compared to the controls (p of 0.021). CONCLUSION Children with BECTS have a lower spectral resolution threshold by SMRT.
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Li Y, Sun Y, Zhang T, Shi Q, Sun J, Xiang J, Chen Q, Hu Z, Wang X. The relationship between epilepsy and cognitive function in benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Brain Behav 2020; 10:e01854. [PMID: 32959999 PMCID: PMC7749571 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION This study was aimed to explore the relationship between neural network changes in newly diagnosed children with Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (BECTS) and cognitive impairment. METHODS Children's cognition was evaluated using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). Magnetoencephalographic (MEG) data of 18 healthy children and 22 BECTS patients were recorded in order to construct a functional connectivity (FC) network, which was quantified by graph theory (GT). RESULTS The mean age of the control group was 7.94 ± 1.89 years, and the mean age of BECTS patients was 8.14 ± 1.73 years. Our results show that the WISC-IV index scores in the BECTS group were significantly lower than those in the control group. Besides, the FC network pattern of BECTS patients changed significantly in the 12-30, 30-80, and 250-500 Hz frequency band. The local functional connections between posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and frontal lobe varied significantly in 12-30, 80-250, and 250-500 Hz. Our GT analysis shows that the connection strength of BECTS patients increases significantly in the 12-30 Hz frequency band, the path length decreases significantly in the 12-30 Hz and 30-80 Hz frequency bands, with the clustering coefficient decreasing significantly in the 12-30 Hz, 30-80 Hz, and 250-500 Hz frequency bands. Correlation analysis showed that the full-scale IQ (FSIQ) was positively correlated with the 12-30 Hz clustering coefficient, verbal comprehension index (VCI) was positively correlated with the 250-500 Hz clustering coefficient, perceptual reasoning index (PRI) was positively correlated with the 12-30 Hz clustering coefficient, and perceptual reasoning index (PSI) was negatively correlated with the 12-30 Hz path length. CONCLUSION There is a trend of cognitive impairment in patients with early BECTS. This trend of cognitive impairment in early BECTS children may be related to the changes in the FC network pattern.
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- Yihan Li
- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- MEG Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- MEG Center, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Li Y, Sun Y, Niu K, Wang P, Xiang J, Chen Q, Hu Z, Wang X. The relationship between neuromagnetic activity and cognitive function in benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Epilepsy Behav 2020; 112:107363. [PMID: 32858366 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Our aim was to explore the pathophysiological mechanism of cognitive function changes in early untreated children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS). METHODS Magnetoencephalography (MEG) was performed in 33 children with BECTS and 18 healthy children. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, fourth edition (WISC-IV) was used to divide children with BECTS into two groups. Normal cognitive function was defined as a full-scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) of >80, while decreased cognitive function was defined as a FSIQ of <80. Accumulated source imaging was used to evaluate the neuromagnetic source activity in multifrequency bands. RESULTS Of the 33 patients with early untreated BECTS, a total of 17 had a FSIQ of <80 and 16 had FSIQ of >80. The course of epilepsy and number of seizures in the FSIQ <80 group were higher than that in the FSIQ >80 group. Our MEG results showed that in the 4-8 Hz frequency band, both patient groups had inactivation of the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) region compared with the healthy control group. In the 30-80 Hz frequency band, the FSIQ <80 group showed inactivation of the PCC region compared with both the healthy control group and the FSIQ >80 group. In the 80-250 Hz frequency band, the FSIQ <80 group had inactivated of the medial frontal cortex (MFC) region compared with the healthy control group. In the 30-80 Hz frequency band, the strength of neuromagnetic source in patients with BECTS with FSIQ <80 was higher than that in the FSIQ >80 group and the healthy control group. CONCLUSIONS The magnetic source inactivation of the MFC and PCC regions during the interictal time may be the reason for cognitive decline in early untreated children with BECTS. Children with BECTS with cognitive decline had a longer course of epilepsy and more seizures. The magnetic source localization in the 4-8 Hz frequency band may be a new imaging marker for the diagnosis of new BECTS.
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- Yihan Li
- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- MEG Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- MEG Center, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
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