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Peng B, Li J, Li X, Wang X, Zhu H, Liang W, Liang H, Chen W. Neuropsychological Deficits in Patients with Electrical Status Epilepticus During Sleep: A Non-invasive Analysis of Neurovascular Coupling. Brain Topogr 2020; 33:375-383. [PMID: 32128654 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-020-00759-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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To evaluate the effects of electrical status epilepticus during sleep (ESES) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and explore the associated neuro-vascular coupling and neuropsychological deficits. 19 ESES patients were recruited to undergo real-time transcranial doppler ultrasonography (TCD) and video-EEG monitoring (vEEG). Patients were grouped based on their cognitive functions or their EEG patterns. The mean cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFVm) of the unilateral middle cerebral artery was measured using TCD and was used to calculate various relevant parameters. The 19 patients participated in a total of 54 effective TCD-vEEG monitoring sessions. We found a significant effect of clinical severity for the following measurements: spike wave index (SWI), peak and average deep sleep stage (N3) CBFVm, peak, average and minimum deep sleep and awake CBFVm, and CBFVm oscillations during deep sleep. Nevertheless, CBFVm oscillations were not related to SWI. Furthermore, CBFVm oscillations revealed a statistically significant difference between the near-ESES and asymmetric-ESES groups. CBFVm oscillations may reflect the neuro-vascular coupling process associated with ESES disfunction. Understanding the relationship between CBFVm oscillations and epileptic activity will be important for assessing the neuropsychological damage associated with ESES and for developing treatment options for this and other diseases.
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- Bingwei Peng
- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China.
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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Peng BW, Liang HC, Li JL, Yang SY, Liang W, Zhang FQ, Chen WX. Acquired epileptiform opercular syndrome evaluated with real-time transcranial Doppler ultrasound-video-electroencephalogram before and after treatment: a case report. BMC Neurol 2019; 19:166. [PMID: 31315588 PMCID: PMC6636014 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-019-1389-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Acquired epileptiform opercular syndrome (AEOS) with electrical status epilepticus during sleep (ESES) may be recurrent and intractable. The real-time transcranial Doppler ultrasound–sleep-deprived video electroencephalogram (TCD-SDvEEG) can be used to observe the relationships among hemodynamic, electrophysiological, and clinical factors in a patient during therapy. This study reported the case of a healthy 5-year-old boy with AEOS. Case presentation The patient had initial seizures during sleep at the age of 1 year, with the left mouth pouting, left eye blinking and drooling for several seconds, and, sometimes, the left upper-limb flexion and head version to the left, lasting for 1–2 min. The combined antiepileptic drug regimens, including valproate, lamotrigine, and clonazepam, failed in the present case. Therefore, the add-on high-dose methylprednisolone therapy was provided. Also, the serial TCD-SDvEEG was used to monitor the dynamic changes before and after add-on steroid treatment. The results showed less than 15% variation in the range of blood flow fluctuation with spikes during non-rapid eye movement sleep after treatment. This was similar to the outcomes in healthy children and also accorded with the clinical improvements such as seizure control, drooling control, and language ability melioration. However, 95% of spike-wave index (SWI) was still maintained. The improvements in cerebral hemodynamics and clinical manifestations were faster and earlier than the SWI progression. Conclusions The real-time TCD-SDvEEG was highly sensitive in detecting therapeutic changes. The findings might facilitate the understanding of the mechanisms underlying neurovascular coupling in patients with AEOS accompanied by ESES.
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- Bing-Wei Peng
- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9# Jin Sui Road, 510623, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9# Jin Sui Road, 510623, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9# Jin Sui Road, 510623, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9# Jin Sui Road, 510623, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9# Jin Sui Road, 510623, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9# Jin Sui Road, 510623, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9# Jin Sui Road, 510623, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
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Dutil C, Walsh JJ, Featherstone RB, Gunnell KE, Tremblay MS, Gruber R, Weiss SK, Cote KA, Sampson M, Chaput JP. Influence of sleep on developing brain functions and structures in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Sleep Med Rev 2018; 42:184-201. [PMID: 30241996 DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This systematic review examined the associations between sleep and brain functions and structures in children and adolescents aged 1-17 ys. Included studies (n = 24) were peer-reviewed and met the a priori determined population (apparently healthy children and adolescents aged 1 y to 17 ys), intervention/exposure/comparator (various sleep characteristics including duration, architecture, quality, timing), and outcome criteria (brain functions and/or brain structures, excluding cognitive function outcomes). Collectively, the reviewed studies report some relationships between inadequate sleep and resultant differences in brain functions or structures. Although the research presented supports and offers more insight into the importance of sleep for the developing brain of children and adolescents, no firm conclusions that apply broadly may be drawn from these results, particularly because of the diversity of the sleep variables and outcomes. However, it is clear that sleeping habits in the pediatric population should be prioritized. Health care providers should continue to recommend healthy sleep practices and adequate time for sleep, as they are essential for overall health, including brain health.
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- Caroline Dutil
- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada.
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, Canada.
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada.
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada.
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
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Alam M, Ahmed G, Ling YT, Zheng YP. Measurement of neurovascular coupling in human motor cortex using simultaneous transcranial Doppler and electroencephalography. Physiol Meas 2018; 39:065005. [PMID: 29799813 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aac812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Event-related desynchronization (ERD) is a relative power decrease of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals in a specific frequency band during physical motor execution, while transcranial Doppler (TCD) measures cerebral blood flow velocity. The objective of this study was to investigate the neurovascular coupling in the motor cortex by using an integrated EEG and TCD system, and to find any difference in hemodynamic responses in healthy young male and female adults. APPROACH Thirty healthy volunteers, aged 20-30 years, were recruited for this study. The subjects were asked to perform a motor task for the duration of a provided visual cue. Simultaneous EEG and TCD recording was carried out using a new integrated system to detect the ERD arising from the EEG signals, and to measure the mean blood flow velocity of the left and right middle cerebral arteries from bilateral TCD signals. MAIN RESULTS The results showed a significant decrease in EEG power in the mu band (7.5-12.5 Hz) during the motor task compared to the resting phase. It showed significant increase in desynchronization on the contralateral side of the motor task compared to the ipsilateral side. Mean blood flow velocity during the task phase was significantly higher in comparison with the resting phase at the contralateral side. The results also showed a significantly higher increase in the percentage of mean blood flow velocity in the contralateral side of motor task compared to the ipsilateral side. However, no significant difference in desynchronization or change of mean blood flow velocity was found between males and females. SIGNIFICANCE A combined TCD-EEG system successfully detects ERD and blood flow velocity in cerebral arteries, and can be used as a useful tool to study neurovascular coupling in the brain. There is no significant difference in the hemodynamic responses in healthy young males and females.
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