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Cook AG, Bishop TV, Crowe HR, Stevens DN, Reine L, Joyner AL, Lawton AK. Cell division angle predicts the level of tissue mechanics that tune the amount of cerebellar folding. Development 2024; 151:dev202184. [PMID: 38251865 PMCID: PMC10911135 DOI: 10.1242/dev.202184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Modeling has led to proposals that the amount of neural tissue folding is set by the level of differential expansion between tissue layers and that the wavelength is set by the thickness of the outer layer. Here, we used inbred mouse strains with distinct amounts of cerebellar folding to investigate these predictions. We identified a distinct critical period during which the folding amount diverges between the two strains. In this period, regional changes in the level of differential expansion between the external granule layer (EGL) and underlying core correlate with the folding amount in each strain. Additionally, the thickness of the EGL varies regionally during the critical period alongside corresponding changes in wavelength. The number of SHH-expressing Purkinje cells predicts the folding amount, but the proliferation rate in the EGL is the same between the strains. However, regional changes in the cell division angle within the EGL predicts both the tangential expansion and the thickness of the EGL. Cell division angle is likely a tunable mechanism whereby both the level of differential expansion along the perimeter and the thickness of the EGL are regionally tuned to set the amount and wavelength of folding.
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- Amber G. Cook
- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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Cook AG, Bishop TV, Crowe HR, Stevens D, Reine L, Joyner AL, Lawton AK. Cell division angle regulates the tissue mechanics and tunes the amount of cerebellar folding. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.07.21.549165. [PMID: 37503300 PMCID: PMC10370211 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.21.549165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Modeling has proposed that the amount of neural tissue folding is set by the level of differential-expansion between tissue layers and that the wavelength is set by the thickness of the outer layer. Here we used inbred mouse strains with distinct amounts of cerebellar folding to investigate these predictions. We identified a critical period where the folding amount diverges between the strains. In this period, regional changes in the level of differential-expansion between the external granule layer (EGL) and underlying core correlate with the folding amount in each strain. Additionally, the thickness of the EGL is regionally adjusted during the critical period alongside corresponding changes in wavelength. While the number of SHH-expressing Purkinje cells predicts the folding amount, the proliferation rate in the EGL is the same between the strains. However, regional changes in the cell division angle within the EGL predicts both the tangential-expansion and thickness of the EGL. Cell division angle is likely a tunable mechanism whereby both the level of differential-expansion and thickness of the EGL are regionally tuned to set the amount and wavelength of folding.
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- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, United States
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Kurzbuch AR, Cooper B, Israni A, Ellenbogen JR. Non-pharmacological treatment options of drug-resistant epilepsy in subcortical band heterotopia: systematic review and illustrative case. Childs Nerv Syst 2023; 39:451-462. [PMID: 35933521 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-022-05638-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Subcortical band heterotopia is a rare X-linked neuronal migration disorder primarily in females often associated with drug-resistant epilepsy. The aim of this study is to review the literature for non-pharmacological treatment options of drug-resistant epilepsy in subcortical band heterotopia. MATERIAL AND METHODS In accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, we performed a systematic review. Entering the keywords "double cortex," "subcortical band heterotopia," and "subcortical laminar heterotopia," we searched Scopus and PubMed databases. We paid particular attention to type of invasive and non-invasive treatment, radiological presentation, and outcome. We also describe a related case report, managed at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool. RESULTS The systematic literature review yielded 25 patients with subcortical band heterotopia and drug-resistant epilepsy who underwent non-pharmacological treatment. Including our patient, 26 patients were reported. The patients' mean age at seizure onset was 6.5 years (range 0.2-23) with a female sex predilection (5.25:1). The patients' mean age at invasive or non-invasive treatment was 21.5 years (range 6.5-51). The 26 patients underwent 29 non-pharmacological treatments. Ten patients underwent corpus callosotomy; 8 patients had a formal temporal lobectomy. Three patients had focal cortical resection. Two patients respectively had multiple subpial transections, insertion of a vagal nerve stimulator, or deep brain stimulation of the bilateral anterior nuclei of the thalamus. One patient underwent responsive focal neurostimulation. Another patient had transcutaneous stimulation of the vagal nerve. Sixteen patients reported a reduction or the disappearance of the seizures; 1 patient had no improvement. The outcome of 2 patients was classified class I, of 1 patient class II, of 1 patient class III, and of 5 patients class IV according to the Engel Epilepsy Surgery Outcome Scale. CONCLUSION Mainly corpus callosotomy and formal temporal lobectomy have been performed as non-pharmacological treatment with few cases published overall. Several other invasive procedures and one non-invasive technique are based on case reports. The small number of reported cases prevents drawing a firm conclusion as to which non-pharmacological treatment is the best treatment option for refractive epilepsy in patients with subcortical band heterotopia.
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- Arthur R Kurzbuch
- Department of Neurosurgery, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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Jeong JW, Lee MH, Kuroda N, Sakakura K, O'Hara N, Juhasz C, Asano E. Multi-Scale Deep Learning of Clinically Acquired Multi-Modal MRI Improves the Localization of Seizure Onset Zone in Children With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2022; 26:5529-5539. [PMID: 35925854 PMCID: PMC9710730 DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2022.3196330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The present study investigates the effectiveness of a deep learning neural network for non-invasively localizing the seizure onset zone (SOZ) using multi-modal MRI data that are clinically acquired from children with drug-resistant epilepsy. A cortical parcellation was applied to localize the SOZ in cortical nodes of the epileptogenic hemisphere. At each node, the laminar surface analysis was followed to sample 1) the relative intensity of gray matter and white matter in multi-modal MRI and 2) the neighboring white matter connectivity using diffusion tractography edge strengths. A cross-validation was employed to train and test all layers of a multi-scale residual neural network (msResNet) that can classify SOZ node in an end-to-end fashion. A prediction probability of a given node belonging to the SOZ class was proposed as a non-invasive MRI marker of seizure onset likelihood. In an independent validation cohort, the proposed MRI marker provided a very large effect size of Cohen's d = 1.21 between SOZ and non-SOZ, and classified SOZ with a balanced accuracy of 0.75 in lesional and 0.67 in non-lesional MRI groups. The subsequent multi-variate logistic regression found the incorporation of the proposed MRI marker into interictal intracranial EEG (iEEG) markers further improves the differentiation between the epileptogenic focus (defined as SOZ resected during surgery) and non-epileptogenic sites (i.e., non-SOZ sites preserved during surgery) up to 15 % in non-lesional MRI group, suggesting that the proposed MRI marker could improve the localization of epileptogenic foci for successful pediatric epilepsy surgery.
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Munjal H, Mistry D, Almast J, Ellika S. Bilateral oligodendroglial hamartomas: A rare cause of drug-resistant epilepsy in a pediatric patient. J Clin Imaging Sci 2022; 12:24. [PMID: 35673591 PMCID: PMC9168290 DOI: 10.25259/jcis_197_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Intractable or drug-resistant seizures in pediatric patients are often secondary to cortical malformations, hamartomas, or mass lesions. Various subtypes of intracerebral hamartomas, associated with seizure disorders, have been described. In this report, we describe a subtype of intracerebral hamartoma associated with intractable epilepsy in a 10-year-old patient. Initial MR imaging demonstrated a mildly expansile, T2/FLAIR hyperintense, T1 isointense, nonenhancing lesion with blurring of the gray-white junction in the left amygdala. Surgical resection was performed, and pathology confirmed oligodendroglial hamartoma. Patient’s seizures recurred after a two-year interval with imaging demonstrating a similar lesion in the right amygdala which in retrospect was also seen on multiple imaging studies. This case report demonstrates the importance of recognizing oligodendroglial hamartomas as a cause of intractable seizures given the imaging findings, distinguishing it from ganglioglioma, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor, and oligodendroglioma, and the importance of closely looking/searching for contralateral lesions, which has important therapeutic and prognostic implications.
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- Havisha Munjal
- Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States,
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- Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States,
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- Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States,
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- Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States,
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Şah O, Türkdoğan D, Küçük S, Takış G, Asadov R, Öztürk G, Ünver O, Ekinci G. Neurodevelopmental Findings and Epilepsy in Malformations of Cortical Development. Turk Arch Pediatr 2022; 56:356-365. [PMID: 35005731 PMCID: PMC8655965 DOI: 10.5152/turkarchpediatr.2021.20148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aim: The purpose of this study is to classify the malformations of cortical development in children according to the embryological formation, localization, and neurodevelopmental findings. Seizure/epilepsy and electrophysiological findings have also been compared. Material and Methods: Seventy-five children (age: 1 month-16.5 years; 56% male) followed with the diagnosis of malformation of cortical development, in Marmara University Pendik Research and Educational Hospital Department of Pediatric Neurology, were included in the study. Their epilepsy characteristics, electroencephalogram (EEG) findings, and prognosis were reported. Neurodevelopmental characteristics were evaluated by the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) for the ages of 0-42 months (n = 30); the Denver Developmental Screening Test-II (DDST-II) for ages 42 months-6 years (n = 11); and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children (WISC-R), used for children 6 years and older (n = 34). Results: The patients were classified as 44% premigrational (14.6% microcephaly, 24% tuberous sclerosis, 2.7% focal cortical dysplasia, 1.3% hemimegalencephaly, and 1.3% diffuse cortical dysgenesis); 17.3% migrational (14.6% lissencephaly, 2.7% heterotopia); and 38.6% postmigrational (14.6% schizencephaly, 24% polymicrogyria) developmentally. According to involved area, the classification was 34.7% hemispheric/multilobar, 33.3% diffuse, and 32% focal. Seventy-five percent of the patients had a history of epilepsy, and 92% were resistant to treatment. The seizures started before the age of 12 months in diffuse malformations, and epileptic encephalopathy was more common in microcephaly with a rate of 80% and lissencephaly with a rate of 54.5% in the first EEGs. Ninety-five percent of patients had at least one level of neurodevelopmental delay detected by DDST/Bayley-III; this was more common in patients with accompanying epilepsy (P < .05). As seen more commonly in patients with diffuse pathologies and intractable frequent seizures, mental retardation was detected by WISC-R in 64.5% of patients (P < .05). Conclusion: In cases with cortical developmental malformation, epilepsy/EEG features and neurodevelopmental prognosis can be predicted depending on the developmental process and type and extent of involvement. Patients should be followed up closely with EEG.
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- Olcay Şah
- Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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Ravindra VM, Lee S, Gonda D, Patino I, Ruggieri L, Ikeda DS, Curry DJ. Magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for pediatric periventricular nodular heterotopia-related epilepsy. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021; 28:657-662. [PMID: 34560627 DOI: 10.3171/2021.5.peds21171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Periventricular nodular heterotopia (PVNH) is a result of disrupted neuronal migration from the ventricular system and can be a rare cause of refractory focal epilepsy. The goal of this case series was to describe the treatment of pediatric PVNH-related epilepsy with MR-guided laser interstitial thermal ablation. METHODS Patients treated at a single institution with MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) for PVNH-related epilepsy were identified. Preoperative and postoperative seizure outcomes and procedural information were evaluated. RESULTS Five children with PVNH treated with MRgLITT were reviewed; 1 child was treated twice. Three patients were female; the median age was 10.9 years. Five of 6 treatments were preceded by stereoelectroencephalography phase II monitoring. Three children experienced unilateral PVNH, and 2 had bilateral seizures. The median number of seizures recorded during phase II monitoring was 2; the median number of ablation targets was 2 (range 1-4). All patients experienced a decrease in seizure frequency; 4 patients (80%) had an Engel class ≤ III at the last follow-up (range I-IV). One child experienced right hemianopia posttreatment. CONCLUSIONS This case series investigation has illustrated a novel, minimally invasive approach for treating pediatric PVNH-related epilepsy. Further study of this technique with comparison with other surgical techniques is warranted.
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- Vijay M Ravindra
- 1Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; and
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- 4Department of Neurosurgery, Rady Children's Hospital, University of California, San Diego, California; and
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- 1Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; and
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- 1Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; and
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- 5Department of Neurosurgery, US Naval Hospital Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
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- 1Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; and
- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Malformations of Cortical Development, Cognitive Involvementand Epilepsy: A Single Institution Experience in 19 Young Patients. CHILDREN-BASEL 2021; 8:children8080637. [PMID: 34438528 PMCID: PMC8392186 DOI: 10.3390/children8080637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malformations of cortical development (MCD) include a wide range of congenital disorders mostly causing severe cognitive dysfunction and epilepsy. OBJECTIVE to report on clinical features including cognitive involvement, epileptic seizures with response to antiseizure medications, comorbidities in young patients affected by MCD and followed in a single tertiary hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective review of the medical records and magnetic resonance images (MRI) of 19 young patients with an age ranging between eight days and fifteen years affected by MCD and admitted to Pediatrics Department University of Catania, Italy from October 2009 and October 2020 were selected. Patients were distinguished in three groups following the Barcovich et al. 2012 classification for MCD: 4 (21%) in Group I; 8 (42%) in Group II; and, and 7 (37%) in Group III. Clinical features and MRI of the patients including cognitive involvement, epilepsy type and response to drugs treatment were analyzed. RESULTS In Group I, two patients showed cortical dysplasia and two dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors plus focal cortical dysplasia; developmental delay/intellectual disability (DD/ID) was severe in one, moderate in one and absent in two; the type of seizures was in all the cases focal to bilateral tonic-clonic (FBTCs), and drug resistant was found in one case. In Group II, three patients showed neuronal hetero-topias and five had pachygyria-lissencephaly: DD/ID was severe in four, moderate in two, and absent in two; the type of seizure was focal (FS) in five, focal to bilateral tonic-clonic (FBTCs) in two, infantile spasms (IS) in one, and drug resistant was found in three. In Group III, six showed polymicrogyria and one schizencephaly: DD/ID was found severe in five, moderate in two, and the type of seizure was focal (FS) in five, FBTCS in two, and drug resistance was found in three.
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Ricciardi D, Lavorgna L, Cirillo G, Tedeschi G, Bonavita S. Unilateral polymicrogyria, hemispheric atrophy and spastic hemiparesis: rare etiologies for a common condition. Acta Neurol Belg 2021; 121:789-790. [PMID: 33151517 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-020-01537-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Dario Ricciardi
- I Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", P.za Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- I Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", P.za Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- I Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", P.za Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
- Division of Human Anatomy, Laboratory of Morphology of Neuronal Networks, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", P.za Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- I Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", P.za Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- I Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", P.za Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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Hickman RA, Faust PL, Rosenblum MK, Marder K, Mehler MF, Vonsattel JP. Developmental malformations in Huntington disease: neuropathologic evidence of focal neuronal migration defects in a subset of adult brains. Acta Neuropathol 2021; 141:399-413. [PMID: 33517535 PMCID: PMC7882590 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-021-02269-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Neuropathologic hallmarks of Huntington Disease (HD) include the progressive neurodegeneration of the striatum and the presence of Huntingtin (HTT) aggregates that result from abnormal polyQ expansion of the HTT gene. Whether the pathogenic trinucleotide repeat expansion of the HTT gene causes neurodevelopmental abnormalities has garnered attention in both murine and human studies; however, documentation of discrete malformations in autopsy brains of HD individuals has yet to be described. We retrospectively searched the New York Brain Bank (discovery cohort) and an independent cohort (validation cohort) to determine whether developmental malformations are more frequently detected in HD versus non-HD brains and to document their neuropathologic features. One-hundred and thirty HD and 1600 non-HD whole brains were included in the discovery cohort and 720 HD and 1989 non-HD half brains were assessed in the validation cohort. Cases with developmental malformations were found at 6.4–8.2 times greater frequency in HD than in non-HD brains (discovery cohort: OR 8.68, 95% CI 3.48–21.63, P=4.8 × 10-5; validation cohort: OR 6.50, 95% CI 1.83–23.17, P=0.0050). Periventricular nodular heterotopias (PNH) were the most frequent malformations and contained HTT and p62 aggregates analogous to the cortex, whereas cortical malformations with immature neuronal populations did not harbor such inclusions. HD individuals with malformations had heterozygous HTT CAG expansions between 40 and 52 repeats, were more frequently women, and all were asymmetric and focal, aside from one midline hypothalamic hamartoma. Using two independent brain bank cohorts, this large neuropathologic series demonstrates an increased occurrence of developmental malformations in HD brains. Since pathogenic HTT gene expansion is associated with genomic instability, one possible explanation is that neuronal precursors are more susceptible to somatic mutation of genes involved in cortical migration. Our findings further support emerging evidence that pathogenic trinucleotide repeat expansions of the HTT gene may impact neurodevelopment.
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- R A Hickman
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
- Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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Novel tonometer device distinguishes brain stiffness in epilepsy surgery. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20978. [PMID: 33262385 PMCID: PMC7708453 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77888-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Complete surgical resection of abnormal brain tissue is the most important predictor of seizure freedom following surgery for cortical dysplasia. While lesional tissue is often visually indiscernible from normal brain, anecdotally, it is subjectively stiffer. We report the first experience of the use of a digital tonometer to understand the biomechanical properties of epilepsy tissue and to guide the conduct of epilepsy surgery. Consecutive epilepsy surgery patients (n = 24) from UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital were recruited to undergo intraoperative brain tonometry at the time of open craniotomy for epilepsy surgery. Brain stiffness measurements were corrected with abnormalities on neuroimaging and histopathology using mixed-effects multivariable linear regression. We collected 249 measurements across 30 operations involving 24 patients through the pediatric epilepsy surgery program at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. On multivariable mixed-effects regression, brain stiffness was significantly associated with the presence of MRI lesion (β = 32.3, 95%CI 16.3–48.2; p < 0.001), severity of cortical disorganization (β = 19.8, 95%CI 9.4–30.2; p = 0.001), and recent subdural grid implantation (β = 42.8, 95%CI 11.8–73.8; p = 0.009). Brain tonometry offers the potential of real-time intraoperative feedback to identify abnormal brain tissue with millimeter spatial resolution. We present the first experience with this novel intraoperative tool for the conduct of epilepsy surgery. A carefully designed prospective study is required to elucidate whether the clinical application of brain tonometry during resective procedures could guide the area of resection and improve seizure outcomes.
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Jayalakshmi S, Dhondji M, Vooturi S, Patil A, Vadapalli R. Inter-ictal EEG patterns in malformations of cortical development and epilepsy. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020; 196:106022. [PMID: 32599425 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106022] [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: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Malformations of cortical Development (MCDs) are associated with refractory epilepsy. We evaluated scalp inter-ictal EEG patterns in various types of MCD, and its association with clinical features and seizure control. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of demographic, clinical, inter-ictal EEG and seizure outcome data of 665 patients with epilepsy and MCD with at least two years follow up was performed. RESULTS Average age of study population was 15.95 ± 10.79 years with 291(43.8 %) women. Multiregional spikes were more common in children (22.7 % vs 8.5; p < 0.001), if age of onset of epilepsy was <2 years (21.8 % vs 11.4 %; p = 0.001) and polymicrogyria (12.1 % vs 37.3 %; p < 0.001). Generalized epileptiform discharges were more frequent in patients with developmental delay (24.7 % vs 12.6 %; p < 0.001); and were associated with lissencephaly(14.0 % vs 59.3 %; p < 0.001) and heterotopias(14.5 % vs 34.9 %;p = 0.002). Regional spikes were more common if age of onset of epilepsy is >2 years (26.2 % vs 38.4 %; p = 0.003), and also in FCD (17.1 % vs 42.6 %; p < 0.001). At latest follow-up, 151(22.7 %) patients were seizure free; 401(60.7 %) had refractory epilepsy and the rest had remissions with relapse. No association was found between inter-ictal EEG patterns and seizure control. CONCLUSION In patients with MCD, generalized epileptiform discharges were associated with developmental delay, lissencephaly and heterotopias. Regional spikes were frequent in FCD while multiregional spikes in children and polymicrogyria. Inter-ictal EEG patterns did not influence seizure outcome.
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- Sita Jayalakshmi
- Department of Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, India.
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- Department of Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, India
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- Department of Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, India
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- Department of Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, India
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- Department of Radiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, India
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Das AM, Ramamoorthy L, Narayan SK, Wadvekar V, Harichandrakumar KT. Adherence to Antiepileptic Regime: A Cross-sectional Survey. Neurol India 2020; 68:856-860. [PMID: 32859828 DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.293468] [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] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background Epilepsy is a treatable and curable brain disorder. However major proportion of individuals with this disease in developing countries receives no treatment because of misunderstandings of the public. Other than that, poor adherence to ordered medication is considered the primary cause of drug therapy failure in epilepsy. Nonadherence, therefore, results directly in a rise in health care costs and compromised quality of life. Aims To assess the adherence pattern to antiepileptic regimen, among patients with epilepsy and to identify the clinical and patient-related factors associated with the adherence pattern to antiepileptic regimen. Methods A cross-sectional survey design was used in 100 epilepsy patients. A consecutive sampling technique was used to enrol patients who meet inclusion criteria. Structured interview from a pre-tested questionnaire and medical records review was done to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the analysis of data. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentages) were used to describe the clinical and demographic variables of study participants. The determinants of medication adherence were analyzed using Chi-Square test. Results Majority (71%) of patients were not adherent to antiepileptic treatment. The severity of seizure (indicated by the presence of seizure last year; P = 0.007), medication frequency (p = 0.001) and complexity of treatment (p = 0.003) were found to have a significant association with the AED adherence status. Status of adherence is significantly associated with frequency of seizure/year and positive life style (P=0.0001). Conclusion As Medication adherence was observed to be low, services for adherence counselling and health educational interventions in the epilepsy clinics is recommended.
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- Ancy M Das
- College of Nursing, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
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Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Epileptogenic Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia. World Neurosurg 2020; 138:e892-e897. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.03.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nolan RL, Brandmeir N, Tucker ES, Magruder JL, Lee MR, Chen G, Lewis JW. Functional and resting-state characterizations of a periventricular heterotopic nodule associated with epileptogenic activity. Neurosurg Focus 2020; 48:E10. [PMID: 32006947 DOI: 10.3171/2019.11.focus19765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The object of this study was to extensively characterize a region of periventricular nodular heterotopia (PVNH) in an epilepsy patient to reveal its possible neurocognitive functional role(s). The authors used 3-T MRI approaches to exhaustively characterize a single, right hemisphere heterotopion in a high-functioning adult male with medically responsive epilepsy, which had manifested during late adolescence. The heterotopion proved to be spectroscopically consistent with a cortical-like composition and was interconnected with nearby ipsilateral cortical fundi, as revealed by fiber tractography (diffusion-weighted imaging) and resting-state functional connectivity MRI (rsfMRI). Moreover, the region of PVNH demonstrated two novel characterizations for a heterotopion. First, functional MRI (fMRI), as distinct from rsfMRI, showed that the heterotopion was significantly modulated while the patient watched animated video scenes of biological motion (i.e., cartoons). Second, rsfMRI, which demonstrated correlated brain activity during a task-negative state, uniquely showed directionality within an interconnected network, receiving positive path effects from patent cortical and cerebellar foci while outputting only negative path effects to specific brain foci.These findings are addressed in the context of the impact on noninvasive presurgical brain mapping strategies for adult and pediatric patient workups, as well as the impact of this study on an understanding of the functional cortical architecture underlying cognition from a neurodiversity and evolutionary perspective.
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- 2Neurosurgery, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and Center for Advanced Imaging at West Virginia University
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- 3Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; and
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- 2Neurosurgery, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and Center for Advanced Imaging at West Virginia University
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- 4Scientific and Statistical Computing Core, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Malformazioni dello sviluppo corticale. Neurologia 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1634-7072(19)42019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with malformations of cortical development. Epilepsy Behav 2019; 92:306-310. [PMID: 30731297 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are structural abnormality of the cortex or brain parenchyma with diverse clinical manifestations. Little is known about the association of psychiatric and behavioral problems in MCD. We aimed to determine prevalence and risk factors of neuropsychiatric symptoms in a cohort of adult patients with MCD. METHODS We conducted a retrospective medical records review of 86 adult patients followed at the epilepsy clinic of the Montreal Neurological Hospital. Information on diagnosis of medical and psychiatric disorders, family history, intellectual disability, and psychiatric symptoms was obtained from their medical records. RESULTS The cohort (n = 86) had a mean age of 39 ± 14.07 (range: 18-74) years. The three most common MCD subtypes were focal cortical dysplasia (47.7%), periventricular nodular heterotopia (29.1%), and polymicrogyria (16.3%). Overall, prevalence of formally diagnosed psychiatric disorders and psychiatric symptoms were respectively 15.1% and 31.4%. The most frequently described symptoms were anxiety-related (59.3%), followed by irritability (40.7%) and agitation (37.0%). Patients with family psychiatric history (OR: 8.168, 95% CI: 1.44-46.48) and intellectual disability (OR: 5.824, 95% CI: 1.30-26.10) were significantly more likely to have psychiatric symptoms than those without. The prevalence of psychiatric symptoms did not defer between major groups of MCD. CONCLUSIONS Neuropsychiatric symptoms are commonly associated with MCD, but psychiatric disorders may be underrecognized given that only half of the patients with psychiatric symptoms were referred for a specialized consultation. The presence of intellectual disability and family psychiatric history may help identify and predict risk of psychiatric manifestations in MCD.
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Electrical cortical stimulation for refractory focal epilepsy: A long-term follow-up study. Epilepsy Res 2019; 151:24-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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After more than 85 years of development and use in clinical practice, the electroencephalogram (EEG) remains a dependable, inexpensive, and useful diagnostic tool for the investigation of the electrophysiologic activity of the brain. The advent of digital technology has led to greater sophistication and multiple software applications to extend the utility of EEG beyond the confines of the laboratory. Despite the discovery of new waveforms, basic neurophysiologic principles remain essential to the clinical care of patients. Patterns in the interictal EEG make it possible to clarify the differential diagnosis of paroxysmal neurological events, classify seizure type and epilepsy syndromes, and characterize and quantify seizures when ictal recordings are obtained. EEG can also demonstrate cerebral dysfunction when structural imaging is normal to detect focal or lateralized abnormalities in patients with encephalopathy. High-density EEG with electrical source imaging has improved localization in candidates for epilepsy surgery. Quantitative EEG and broadband EEG are advancing our understanding of the functional processes of the brain itself.
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- Anteneh M Feyissa
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jacksonville, FL, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jacksonville, FL, United States
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Surgical treatment of neuronal-glial tumors of mesial-basal part of temporal lobe: Long term outcome and control of epilepsy in pediatric patients. Neurol Neurochir Pol 2018; 52:2-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Growth Associated Protein 43 (GAP-43) as a Novel Target for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Epileptogenesis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17702. [PMID: 29255203 PMCID: PMC5735087 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17377-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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We previously showed increased growth associated protein 43 (GAP-43) expression in brain samples resected from patients with cortical dysplasia (CD), which was correlated with duration of epilepsy. Here, we used a rat model of CD to examine the regulation of GAP-43 in the brain and serum over the course of epileptogenesis. Baseline GAP-43 expression was higher in CD animals compared to control non-CD rats. An acute seizure increased GAP-43 expression in both CD and control rats. However, GAP-43 expression decreased by day 15 post-seizure in control rats, which did not develop spontaneous seizures. In contrast, GAP-43 remained up-regulated in CD rats, and over 50% developed chronic epilepsy with increased GAP-43 levels in their serum. GAP-43 protein was primarily located in excitatory neurons, suggesting its functional significance in epileptogenesis. Inhibition of GAP-43 expression by shRNA significantly reduced seizure duration and severity in CD rats after acute seizures with subsequent reduction in interictal spiking. Serum GAP-43 levels were significantly higher in CD rats that developed spontaneous seizures. Together, these results suggest GAP-43 as a key factor promoting epileptogenesis, a possible therapeutic target for treatment of progressive epilepsy and a potential biomarker for epilepsy progression in CD.
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Choi SA, Kim SY, Kim H, Kim WJ, Kim H, Hwang H, Choi JE, Lim BC, Chae JH, Chong S, Lee JY, Phi JH, Kim SK, Wang KC, Kim KJ. Surgical outcome and predictive factors of epilepsy surgery in pediatric isolated focal cortical dysplasia. Epilepsy Res 2017; 139:54-59. [PMID: 29197666 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a common cause of medically intractable epilepsy in children. Epilepsy surgery has been a valuable treatment option to achieve seizure freedom in these intractable epilepsy patients. We aimed to present long-term surgical outcome, in relation to pathological severity, and to assess predictive factors of epilepsy surgery in pediatric isolated FCD. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data of 58 children and adolescents, with FCD International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) task force classification types I and II, who underwent resective epilepsy surgery and were followed for at least 2 years after surgery. RESULTS The mean age at epilepsy onset was 4.3 years (0-14.2 years), and mean age at epilepsy surgery was 9.4 years (0.4-17.5 years). The mean duration of postoperative follow-up was 5.1±2.6 years (2-12.4 years). Of 58 patients, 62% of patients achieved Engel class I at 2 years postoperatively, 58% at 5 years postoperatively, and 53% at the last follow up. Forty eight percent of our cohort successfully discontinued antiepileptic medication. Of 30 patients with seizure recurrence, 83% of seizures recurred within 2 years after surgery. We observed that FCD type IIb was significantly associated with a better surgical outcome. At fifth postoperative year, 88% of FCD IIb patients were seizure free compared with 21% of type I and 57% of type IIa patients (P=0.043). By multivariate analysis, lesion on MRI (P=0.02) and complete resection (P<0.01) were the most important predictive factors for a seizure-free outcome. SIGNIFICANCE Epilepsy surgery is highly effective; more than half of medically intractable epilepsy patients achieved seizure freedom after surgery. In addition, we found significant difference in surgical outcomes according to the ILAE task force classification. Lesion on MRI and complete resection were the most important predictive factors for favorable seizure outcome in isolated FCD patients.
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- Sun Ah Choi
- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Dupont S. Epilessie focali strutturali metaboliche o epilessie focali con eziologia identificata. Neurologia 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s1634-7072(17)85554-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sun Y, Wang X, Che N, Qin H, Liu S, Wu X, Wei M, Cheng H, Yin J. Clinical characteristics and epilepsy outcomes following surgery caused by focal cortical dysplasia (type IIa) in 110 adult epileptic patients. Exp Ther Med 2017; 13:2225-2234. [PMID: 28565831 PMCID: PMC5443177 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of surgical intervention of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) IIa on the outcome of epilepsy, and to evaluate the prognostic factors of seizure freedom. Patient data from epilepsy surgeries were retrospectively reviewed at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University between 2007 and 2015. A total of 110 patients with a definite pathological diagnosis of FCD IIa were included. Moreover, the clinical characteristics, seizure outcome and quality of life in adults with FCD IIa were evaluated. The Engel seizure outcome achievements were class I in 72, class II in 20, class III in 11 and class IV in 7 patients. In addition, the Engel seizure outcome was relevant with the resection range of the lesions (P=0.028). The assessments of electrocorticography (ECoG) patterns and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are relevant to determining the extent of the resection, which may influence the surgery outcome (P=0.001 and P=0.023). Using multivariate regression analyses, the extent of resection, seizure frequency, preoperative ECoG and location of resection were the most important risk factors for seizure recurrence. The results of quality of life in epilepsy-10 scoring revealed that the quality of life improved significantly following surgery (P<0.01). Moreover, surgical intervention, EcoG, MRI positioning and complete resection helped to have improved seizure control, relief of anxiety and quality of life. All these observations strongly recommend an early consideration of epilepsy surgery in FCD IIa patients.
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- Yuqiang Sun
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150036, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Weinan Central Hospital, Weinan, Shaanxi 714000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China
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- Department of Psychology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150036, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China
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Polster T, Schulz R, Woermann FG, Bernhard MK, Schmitt FC, Büntjen L, Voges J. Thermoablation bei nodulären Heterotopien. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR EPILEPTOLOGIE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10309-017-0107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Knerlich-Lukoschus F, Connolly MB, Hendson G, Steinbok P, Dunham C. Clinical, imaging, and immunohistochemical characteristics of focal cortical dysplasia Type II extratemporal epilepsies in children: analyses of an institutional case series. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2017; 19:182-195. [PMID: 27885945 DOI: 10.3171/2016.8.peds1686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) Type II is divided into 2 subgroups based on the absence (IIA) or presence (IIB) of balloon cells. In particular, extratemporal FCD Type IIA and IIB is not completely understood in terms of clinical, imaging, biological, and neuropathological differences. The aim of the authors was to analyze distinctions between these 2 formal entities and address clinical, MRI, and immunohistochemical features of extratemporal epilepsies in children. METHODS Cases formerly classified as Palmini FCD Type II nontemporal epilepsies were identified through the prospectively maintained epilepsy database at the British Columbia Children's Hospital in Vancouver, Canada. Clinical data, including age of seizure onset, age at surgery, seizure type(s) and frequency, affected brain region(s), intraoperative electrocorticographic findings, and outcome defined by Engel's classification were obtained for each patient. Preoperative and postoperative MRI results were reevaluated. H & E-stained tissue sections were reevaluated by using the 2011 International League Against Epilepsy classification system and additional immunostaining for standard cellular markers (neuronal nuclei, neurofilament, glial fibrillary acidic protein, CD68). Two additional established markers of pathology in epilepsy resection, namely, CD34 and α-B crystallin, were applied. RESULTS Seven nontemporal FCD Type IIA and 7 Type B cases were included. Patients with FCD Type IIA presented with an earlier age of epilepsy onset and slightly better Engel outcome. Radiology distinguished FCD Types IIA and IIB, in that Type IIB presented more frequently with characteristic cortical alterations. Nonphosphorylated neurofilament protein staining confirmed dysplastic cells in dyslaminated areas. The white-gray matter junction was focally blurred in patients with FCD Type IIB. α-B crystallin highlighted glial cells in the white matter and subpial layer with either of the 2 FCD Type II subtypes and balloon cells in patients with FCD Type IIB. α-B crystallin positivity proved to be a valuable tool for confirming the histological diagnosis of FCD Type IIB in specimens with rare balloon cells or difficult section orientation. Distinct nonendothelial cellular CD34 staining was found exclusively in tissue from patients with MRI-positive FCD Type IIB. CONCLUSIONS Extratemporal FCD Types IIA and IIB in the pediatric age group exhibited imaging and immunohistochemical characteristics; cellular immunoreactivity to CD34 emerged as an especially potential surrogate marker for lesional FCD Type IIB, providing additional evidence that FCD Types IIA and IIB might differ in their etiology and biology. Although the sample number in this study was small, the results further support the theory that postoperative outcome-defined by Engel's classification-is multifactorial and determined by not only histology but also the extent of the initial lesion, its location in eloquent areas, intraoperative electrocorticographic findings, and achieved resection grade.
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- Friederike Knerlich-Lukoschus
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Germany; and.,Divisions of 2 Pediatric Neurosurgery and.,Department of Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and
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- Divisions of 2 Pediatric Neurosurgery and.,Department of Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and
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Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders, affecting about 50 million people worldwide. The disease is characterized by recurrent seizures, which are due to aberrant neuronal networks resulting in synchronous discharges. The term epilepsy encompasses a large spectrum of syndromes and diseases with different etiopathogenesis. The recent development of imaging and epilepsy surgery techniques is now enabling the identification of structural abnormalities that are part of the epileptic network, and the removal of these lesions may result in control of seizures. Access of this clinically well-characterized neurosurgical material has provided neuropathologists with the opportunity to study a variety of structural brain abnormalities associated with epilepsy, by combining traditional routine histopathologic methods with molecular genetics and functional analysis of the resected tissue. This approach has contributed greatly to a better diagnosis and classification of these structural lesions, and has provided important new insights into their pathogenesis and epileptogenesis. The present chapter provides a detailed description of the large spectrum of histopathologic findings encountered in epilepsy surgery patients, addressing in particular the nonneoplastic pathologies, including hippocampal sclerosis, malformations of cortical development, Sturge-Weber syndrome, and Rasmussen encephalitis, and reviews current knowledge regarding the underlying molecular pathomechanisms and cellular mechanisms mediating hyperexcitability.
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- Eleonora Aronica
- Department of Neuropathology, Academic Medical Center and Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Center for Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neuropathology, Academic Medical Center and Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Center for Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Falco-Walter J, Owen C, Sharma M, Reggi C, Yu M, Stoub TR, Stein MA. Magnetoencephalography and New Imaging Modalities in Epilepsy. Neurotherapeutics 2017; 14:4-10. [PMID: 28054328 PMCID: PMC5233639 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-016-0506-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The success of epilepsy surgery is highly dependent on correctly identifying the entire epileptogenic region. Current state-of-the-art for localizing the extent of surgically amenable areas involves combining high resolution three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) source modeling of interictal epileptiform activity. Coupling these techniques with newer quantitative structural MRI techniques, such as cortical thickness measurements, however, may improve the extent to which the abnormal epileptogenic region can be visualized. In this review we assess the utility of EEG, MEG and quantitative structural MRI methods for the evaluation of patients with epilepsy and introduce a novel method for the co-localization of a structural MRI measurement to MEG and EEG source modeling. When combined, these techniques may better identify the extent of abnormal structural and functional areas in patients with medically intractable epilepsy.
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- Jessica Falco-Walter
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Advanced MRI postprocessing techniques are increasingly used to complement visual analysis and elucidate structural epileptogenic lesions. This review summarizes recent developments in MRI postprocessing in the context of epilepsy presurgical evaluation, with the focus on patients with unremarkable MRI by visual analysis (i.e. 'nonlesional' MRI). RECENT FINDINGS Various methods of MRI postprocessing have been reported to show additional clinical values in the following areas: lesion detection on an individual level; lesion confirmation for reducing the risk of over reading the MRI; detection of sulcal/gyral morphologic changes that are particularly difficult for visual analysis; and delineation of cortical abnormalities extending beyond the visible lesion. Future directions to improve the performance of MRI postprocessing include using higher magnetic field strength for better signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio adopting a multicontrast frame work and integration with other noninvasive modalities. SUMMARY MRI postprocessing can provide essential value to increase the yield of structural MRI and should be included as part of the presurgical evaluation of nonlesional epilepsies. MRI postprocessing allows for more accurate identification/delineation of cortical abnormalities, which should then be more confidently targeted and mapped.
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Ricciardi G, Granata F, Tortorella G, Bramanti P, Longo M. Ruolo della sequenza FIRMS nello studio delle anomalie della migrazione neuronale. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/197140099901200116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- G.K. Ricciardi
- Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, Università degli Studi; Messina
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- Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, Università degli Studi; Messina
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- Istituto di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Università degli Studi; Messina
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- Centro per lo studio ed il trattamento dei neurolesi lungodegenti, Università degli Studi; Messina
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- Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, Università degli Studi; Messina
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Nemes A, Najm IM, Gale JT, Ying Z, Johnson M, Gonzalez-Martinez J. Underlying Cortical Dysplasia as Risk Factor for Traumatic Epilepsy: An Animal Study. J Neurotrauma 2016; 33:1883-1891. [DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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- Ashley Nemes
- Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Neurosciences and Center for Neurological Restoration, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Neurosciences and Center for Neurological Restoration, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Intracranial evaluation and laser ablation for epilepsy with periventricular nodular heterotopia. Seizure 2016; 41:211-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hanson E, Danbolt NC, Dulla CG. Astrocyte membrane properties are altered in a rat model of developmental cortical malformation but single-cell astrocytic glutamate uptake is robust. Neurobiol Dis 2016; 89:157-68. [PMID: 26875663 PMCID: PMC4794447 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Developmental cortical malformations (DCMs) are linked with severe epilepsy and are caused by both genetic and environmental insults. DCMs include several neurological diseases, such as focal cortical dysplasia, polymicrogyria, schizencephaly, and others. Human studies have implicated astrocyte reactivity and dysfunction in the pathophysiology of DCMs, but their specific role is unknown. As astrocytes powerfully regulate glutamate neurotransmission, and glutamate levels are known to be increased in human epileptic foci, understanding the role of astrocytes in the pathological sequelae of DCMs is extremely important. Additionally, recent studies examining astrocyte glutamate uptake in DCMs have reported conflicting results, adding confusion to the field. In this study we utilized the freeze lesion (FL) model of DCM, which is known to induce reactive astrocytosis and cause significant changes in astrocyte morphology, proliferation, and distribution. Using whole-cell patch clamp recording from astrocytes, we recorded both UV-uncaging and synaptically evoked glutamate transporter currents (TCs), widely accepted assays of functional glutamate transport by astrocytes. With this approach, we set out to test the hypothesis that astrocyte membrane properties and glutamate transport were disrupted in this model of DCM. Though we found that the developmental maturation of astrocyte membrane resistance was disrupted by FL, glutamate uptake by individual astrocytes was robust throughout FL development. Interestingly, using an immunolabeling approach, we observed spatial and developmental differences in excitatory amino acid transporter (EAAT) expression in FL cortex. Spatially specific differences in EAAT2 (GLT-1) and EAAT1 (GLAST) expression suggest that the relative contribution of each EAAT to astrocytic glutamate uptake may be altered in FL cortex. Lastly, we carefully analyzed the amplitudes and onset times of both synaptically- and UV uncaging-evoked TCs. We found that in the FL cortex, synaptically-evoked, but not UV uncaging-evoked TCs, were larger in amplitude. Additionally, we found that the amount of electrical stimulation required to evoke a synaptic TC was significantly reduced in the FL cortex. Both of these findings are consistent with increased excitatory input to the FL cortex, but not with changes in how individual astrocytes remove glutamate. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the maturation of astrocyte membrane resistance, local distribution of glutamate transporters, and glutamatergic input to the cortex are altered in the FL model, but that single-cell astrocytic glutamate uptake is robust.
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- Elizabeth Hanson
- Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Neuroscience Program, Tufts Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1105 Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Neuroscience Program, Tufts Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Radhakrishnan A, Menon R, Menon D, Singh A, Radhakrishnan N, Vilanilam G, Abraham M, Thomas B, Kesavadas C, Varma RP, Thomas SV. Early resective surgery causes favorable seizure outcome in malformations of cortical development. Epilepsy Res 2016; 124:1-11. [PMID: 27156173 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE We analyzed consecutive cases of a large cohort of the spectrum of malformations of cortical development (MCDs) including focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) who underwent presurgical evaluation through our epilepsy program from January 2000-December 2010. We analyzed factors predicting surgical candidacy, predictors of seizure outcome and reasons for deferring surgery. METHODS 148 patients with MCD underwent detailed presurgical evaluation and 69 were operated. MCD was diagnosed based on characteristic findings in MRI and re-confirmation by histopathology in operated patients. Post-operative seizure outcome of non-operated and operated patients were assessed every 3 and 12 months and yearly intervals. Multivariate analysis and backward step-wise logistic regression analyzed factors predicting seizure outcome. Kaplan-Meier analysis predicted seizure-free survival rates. RESULTS 66.67% patients were seizure-free and aura-free at last follow-up. On multivariate logistic regression, the predictors of seizure freedom in operated MCDs were completeness of resection (odds ratio 8.2; 95% CI 1.43-64.96, p=0.01), shorter duration of epilepsy (odds ratio 1.19, 95% CI 1.02-1.39, p=0.02), and absence of spikes in post-operative EEG at one year (odds ratio 4.2; 95% CI 2.52-16.6; p<0.002). In FCD sub-group, shorter duration of epilepsy (11.1 versus 16.1 years, p=0.03), absence of secondary generalized seizures (p=0.05), absence of spikes in post-operative EEG on seventh day (p=0.009) and one year (p=0.002) were associated with favorable seizure outcome. CONCLUSION Majority of patients with MCD and refractory epilepsy when operated early remains seizure-free. Shorter duration of epilepsy is the single most important pre-operative variable and absence of spikes in post-operative EEG, predicts a long-term favorable seizure outcome.
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- Ashalatha Radhakrishnan
- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India.
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- R. Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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Computational analysis in epilepsy neuroimaging: A survey of features and methods. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2016; 11:515-529. [PMID: 27114900 PMCID: PMC4833048 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide, a third of whom have seizures that are resistant to anti-epileptic medications. Some of these patients may be amenable to surgical therapy or treatment with implantable devices, but this usually requires delineation of discrete structural or functional lesion(s), which is challenging in a large percentage of these patients. Advances in neuroimaging and machine learning allow semi-automated detection of malformations of cortical development (MCDs), a common cause of drug resistant epilepsy. A frequently asked question in the field is what techniques currently exist to assist radiologists in identifying these lesions, especially subtle forms of MCDs such as focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) Type I and low grade glial tumors. Below we introduce some of the common lesions encountered in patients with epilepsy and the common imaging findings that radiologists look for in these patients. We then review and discuss the computational techniques introduced over the past 10 years for quantifying and automatically detecting these imaging findings. Due to large variations in the accuracy and implementation of these studies, specific techniques are traditionally used at individual centers, often guided by local expertise, as well as selection bias introduced by the varying prevalence of specific patient populations in different epilepsy centers. We discuss the need for a multi-institutional study that combines features from different imaging modalities as well as computational techniques to definitively assess the utility of specific automated approaches to epilepsy imaging. We conclude that sharing and comparing these different computational techniques through a common data platform provides an opportunity to rigorously test and compare the accuracy of these tools across different patient populations and geographical locations. We propose that these kinds of tools, quantitative imaging analysis methods and open data platforms for aggregating and sharing data and algorithms, can play a vital role in reducing the cost of care, the risks of invasive treatments, and improve overall outcomes for patients with epilepsy. We introduce common epileptogenic lesions encountered in patients with drug resistant epilepsy. We discuss state of the art computational techniques used to detect lesions. There is a need for multi-institutional studies that combine these techniques. Clinically validated pipelines alongside the advances in imaging and electrophysiology will improve outcomes.
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Key Words
- DRE, drug resistant epilepsy
- DTI, diffusion tensor imaging
- DWI, diffusion weighted imaging
- Drug resistant epilepsy
- Epilepsy
- FCD, focal cortical dysplasia
- FLAIR, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery
- Focal cortical dysplasia
- GM, gray matter
- GW, gray-white junction
- HARDI, high angular resolution diffusion imaging
- MEG, magnetoencephalography
- MRS, magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging
- Machine learning
- Malformations of cortical development
- Multimodal neuroimaging
- PET, positron emission tomography
- PNH, periventricular nodular heterotopia
- SBM, surface-based morphometry
- T1W, T1-weighted MRI
- T2W, T2-weighted MRI
- VBM, voxel-based morphometry
- WM, white matter
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Bonney PA, Boettcher LB, Conner AK, Glenn CA, Briggs RG, Santucci JA, Bellew MR, Battiste JD, Sughrue ME. Review of seizure outcomes after surgical resection of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors. J Neurooncol 2015; 126:1-10. [PMID: 26514362 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-1961-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) are rare tumors that present with seizures in the majority of cases. We report the results of a review of seizure freedom rates following resection of these benign lesions. We searched the English literature using PubMed for articles presenting seizure freedom rates for DNETs as a unique entity. Patient demographics, tumor characteristics, and operative variables were assessed across selected studies. Twenty-nine articles were included in the analysis. The mean age at surgery across studies was a median of 18 years (interquartile range 11-25 years). The mean duration of epilepsy pre-operatively was a median 7 years (interquartile range 3-11 years). Median reported gross-total resection rate across studies was 79% (interquartile range 62-92%). Authors variously chose lesionectomy or extended lesionectomy operations within and across studies. The median seizure freedom rate was 86% (interquartile range 77-93%) with only one study reporting fewer than 60% of patients seizure free. Seizure outcomes were either reported at 1 year of follow-up or at last follow-up, which occurred at a median of 4 years (interquartile range 3-7 years). The number of seizure-free patients who discontinued anti-epileptic drugs varied widely from zero to all patients. Greater extent of resection was associated with seizure freedom in four studies.
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- Phillip A Bonney
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA.
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Rusbridge C, Long S, Jovanovik J, Milne M, Berendt M, Bhatti SFM, De Risio L, Farqhuar RG, Fischer A, Matiasek K, Muñana K, Patterson EE, Pakozdy A, Penderis J, Platt S, Podell M, Potschka H, Stein VM, Tipold A, Volk HA. International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force recommendations for a veterinary epilepsy-specific MRI protocol. BMC Vet Res 2015; 11:194. [PMID: 26319136 PMCID: PMC4594743 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-015-0466-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological diseases in veterinary practice. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is regarded as an important diagnostic test to reach the diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy. However, given that the diagnosis requires the exclusion of other differentials for seizures, the parameters for MRI examination should allow the detection of subtle lesions which may not be obvious with existing techniques. In addition, there are several differentials for idiopathic epilepsy in humans, for example some focal cortical dysplasias, which may only apparent with special sequences, imaging planes and/or particular techniques used in performing the MRI scan. As a result, there is a need to standardize MRI examination in veterinary patients with techniques that reliably diagnose subtle lesions, identify post-seizure changes, and which will allow for future identification of underlying causes of seizures not yet apparent in the veterinary literature. There is a need for a standardized veterinary epilepsy-specific MRI protocol which will facilitate more detailed examination of areas susceptible to generating and perpetuating seizures, is cost efficient, simple to perform and can be adapted for both low and high field scanners. Standardisation of imaging will improve clinical communication and uniformity of case definition between research studies. A 6–7 sequence epilepsy-specific MRI protocol for veterinary patients is proposed and further advanced MR and functional imaging is reviewed.
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- Clare Rusbridge
- Fitzpatrick Referrals, Halfway Lane, Eashing, Godalming, GU7 2QQ, Surrey, UK. .,School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7TE, Surrey, UK.
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- University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Weibee, 3015, VIC, Australia.
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- Fitzpatrick Referrals, Halfway Lane, Eashing, Godalming, GU7 2QQ, Surrey, UK.
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- University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Weibee, 3015, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Veterinary and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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- Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Merelbeke, 9820, Belgium.
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, CB8 7UU, Suffolk, UK.
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- Fernside Veterinary Centre, 205 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, SG9 0TH, Hertfordshire, UK.
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- Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Veterinärstr. 13, 80539, Munich, Germany.
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- Section of Clinical & Comparative Neuropathology, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Veterinärstr. 13, 80539, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1052 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
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- University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, D426 Veterinary Medical Center, 1352 Boyd Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
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- Clinical Unit of Internal Medicine Small Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria.
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- Vet Extra Neurology, Broadleys Veterinary Hospital, Craig Leith Road, Stirling, FK7 7LE, Stirlingshire, UK.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Chicago Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 3123 N. Clybourn Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60618, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximillians-University, Königinstr. 16, 80539, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 9, 30559, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 9, 30559, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, AL9 7TA, Hertfordshire, UK.
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Mellerio C, Roca P, Chassoux F, Danière F, Cachia A, Lion S, Naggara O, Devaux B, Meder JF, Oppenheim C. The Power Button Sign: A Newly Described Central Sulcal Pattern on Surface Rendering MR Images of Type 2 Focal Cortical Dysplasia. Radiology 2015; 274:500-7. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.14140773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ranger A, Diosy D. Seizures in children with dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors of the brain--A review of surgical outcomes across several studies. Childs Nerv Syst 2015; 31:847-55. [PMID: 25795072 PMCID: PMC4445255 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-2675-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE In children and adolescents, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) of the brain present with seizures almost 100% of the time, potentially creating significant long-term morbidity and disability despite the generally indolent course of the lesion. These tumors also tend to be quite resistant to anti-epileptic drugs which, themselves, can be associated with long-term side effects and resultant disability. Many clinicians advocate early surgical resection of these lesions, but how effective this approach is, and how aggressive tumor removal should be, continues to be debated. METHODS We performed a systematic review of the relevant literature to identify all reports of DNET resections in pediatric patients published over the past 20 years. In all, over 3000 MEDLINE abstracts were reviewed, ultimately resulting in 13 studies with 185 pediatric DNET patients to review. RESULTS Surgical resection of the lesion was effective at improving seizures in over 98% of patients and at achieving long-term seizure freedom in 86%. Surgical resection of DNETs also appeared to be quite safe, with no reported perioperative deaths and an overall rate of postoperative complications of 12%; the vast majority of these complications were transient. CONCLUSIONS Total gross resection of the lesion was the only factor statistically correlated with long-term seizure freedom (r = 0.63, p = 0.03). However, data remain lacking regarding whether this translates into more extensive procedures-like brain mapping and partial lobectomies-being any more effective than simple lesionectomies alone. Further research is clearly needed to address this and other crucial questions.
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- Adrianna Ranger
- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurosurgery (Pediatric Neurosurgery), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada,
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- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurology (Epilepsy), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario Canada
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Casanova EL, Casanova MF. Genetics studies indicate that neural induction and early neuronal maturation are disturbed in autism. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8:397. [PMID: 25477785 PMCID: PMC4237056 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Postmortem neuropathological studies of autism consistently reveal distinctive types of malformations, including cortical dysplasias, heterotopias, and various neuronomorphometric abnormalities. In keeping with these observations, we review here that 88% of high-risk genes for autism influence neural induction and early maturation of the neuroblast. In addition, 80% of these same genes influence later stages of differentiation, including neurite and synapse development, suggesting that these gene products exhibit long-lasting developmental effects on cell development as well as elements of redundancy in processes of neural proliferation, growth, and maturation. We also address the putative genetic overlap of autism with conditions like epilepsy and schizophrenia, with implications to shared and divergent etiologies. This review imports the necessity of a frameshift in our understanding of the neurodevelopmental basis of autism to include all stages of neuronal maturation, ranging from neural induction to synaptogenesis.
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- Emily L Casanova
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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Chen HH, Chen C, Hung SC, Liang SY, Lin SC, Hsu TR, Yeh TC, Yu HY, Lin CF, Hsu SPC, Liang ML, Yang TF, Chu LS, Lin YY, Chang KP, Kwan SY, Ho DM, Wong TT, Shih YH. Cognitive and epilepsy outcomes after epilepsy surgery caused by focal cortical dysplasia in children: early intervention maybe better. Childs Nerv Syst 2014; 30:1885-95. [PMID: 25296550 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-014-2463-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a specific malformation of cortical development harboring intrinsic epileptogenicity, and most of the patients develop drug-resistant epilepsy in early childhood. The detrimental effects of early and frequent seizures on cognitive function in children are significant clinical issues. In this study, we evaluate the effects of early surgical intervention of FCD on epilepsy outcome and cognitive development. METHODS From 2006 to 2013, 30 children younger than 18 years old underwent resective surgery for FCDs at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. The mean age at surgery was 10.0 years (range 1.7 to 17.6 years). There were 21 boys and 9 girls. In this retrospective clinical study, seizure outcome, cognitive function, and quality of life were evaluated. To evaluate the effects to outcomes on early interventions, the patients were categorized into four groups according to age of seizure onset, duration of seizure before surgery, and severity of cognitive deficits. RESULTS Eleven of 22 (50 %) patients demonstrated developmental delay preoperatively. The Engel seizure outcome achievements were class I in 21 (70 %), class II in 2 (7 %), class III in 6 (20 %), and class IV in 1 (3 %) patients. The locations of FCDs resected were in the frontal lobe in 18 cases, temporal lobe in 7, parietal lobe in 2, and in bilobes including frontoparietal lobe in 2 and parieto-occipital lobes in 1. Eight cases that had FCDs involved in the rolandic cortex presented hemiparesis before surgical resection. Motor function in four of them improved after operation. The histopathological types of FCDs were type Ia in 1, type Ib in 7, type IIa in 7, type IIb in 12, and type III in 3 patients. FCDs were completely resected in 20 patients. Eighteen (90 %) of them were seizure free (p < 0.001) with three patients that received more than one surgery to accomplish complete resection. The patients who had early seizure onset, no significant cognitive function deficit, and early surgical intervention with complete resection in less than 2 years of seizure duration showed best outcomes on seizure control, cognitive function, and quality of life. CONCLUSION Delay in cognitive development and poor quality of life is common in children treated for FCDs. Early surgical intervention and complete resection of the lesion help for a better seizure control, cognitive function development, and quality of life. FCDs involved eloquent cortex may not prohibit complete resection for better outcomes.
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- Hsin-Hung Chen
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan,
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Epilepsy surgery in children and adolescents with malformations of cortical development—Outcome and impact of the new ILAE classification on focal cortical dysplasia. Epilepsy Res 2014; 108:1652-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Inoue T, Ihara Y, Tomonoh Y, Nakamura N, Ninomiya S, Fujita T, Ideguchi H, Yasumoto S, Zhang B, Hirose S. Early onset and focal spike discharges as indicators of poor prognosis for myoclonic-astatic epilepsy. Brain Dev 2014; 36:613-9. [PMID: 24055341 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2013.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy (MAE) is an epileptic syndrome characterized by unique myoclonus, myoclonic-astatic, or astatic seizures in childhood. MAE prognosis vary from spontaneous remission to intractable seizures with profound mental retardation. AIM Identifying early risk factors may optimize the treatment of children with MAE. Our hypothesis is early onset age and focal spike discharges on EEG indicate a poor MAE prognosis. METHODS Using the medical records of 9 children with MAE, we analyzed their clinical histories, EEG findings, and seizure symptoms. All patients were given follow-up observations/treatments by our department for at least 2 years after MAE onset. RESULTS Five of the patients were given favorable prognoses because their seizures disappeared within 2 years of onset; the other 4 received poor prognoses because their seizures continued more than 2 years. MAE onset in patient with refractory seizures was earlier than that in those with a favorable prognosis (7-24 months vs. 23-38 months). All the patients with refractory seizures showed moderate or severe mental retardation. Among the 5 patients with good prognosis, EEGs showed two with focal spike discharges and three with only generalized spike discharges. In contrast, all cases with a poor prognosis had focal spike discharges. CONCLUSIONS MAE onset in patients with refractory seizures occurs earlier than in those with favorable prognosis. Prognosis was excellent when EEG findings show no focal spike discharges. Both early seizure onset and the focal spike discharges associated with MAE are indicators of poor prognosis.
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- Takahito Inoue
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Hong SJ, Kim H, Schrader D, Bernasconi N, Bernhardt BC, Bernasconi A. Automated detection of cortical dysplasia type II in MRI-negative epilepsy. Neurology 2014; 83:48-55. [PMID: 24898923 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To detect automatically focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) type II in patients with extratemporal epilepsy initially diagnosed as MRI-negative on routine inspection of 1.5 and 3.0T scans. METHODS We implemented an automated classifier relying on surface-based features of FCD morphology and intensity, taking advantage of their covariance. The method was tested on 19 patients (15 with histologically confirmed FCD) scanned at 3.0T, and cross-validated using a leave-one-out strategy. We assessed specificity in 24 healthy controls and 11 disease controls with temporal lobe epilepsy. Cross-dataset classification performance was evaluated in 20 healthy controls and 14 patients with histologically verified FCD examined at 1.5T. RESULTS Sensitivity was 74%, with 100% specificity (i.e., no lesions detected in healthy or disease controls). In 50% of cases, a single cluster colocalized with the FCD lesion, while in the remaining cases a median of 1 extralesional cluster was found. Applying the classifier (trained on 3.0T data) to the 1.5T dataset yielded comparable performance (sensitivity 71%, specificity 95%). CONCLUSION In patients initially diagnosed as MRI-negative, our fully automated multivariate approach offered a substantial gain in sensitivity over standard radiologic assessment. The proposed method showed generalizability across cohorts, scanners, and field strengths. Machine learning may assist presurgical decision-making by facilitating hypothesis formulation about the epileptogenic zone. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class II evidence that automated machine learning of MRI patterns accurately identifies FCD among patients with extratemporal epilepsy initially diagnosed as MRI-negative.
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- Seok-Jun Hong
- From the NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Department of Neurology and McConnell Brain Imaging Center, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Canada
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- From the NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Department of Neurology and McConnell Brain Imaging Center, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Canada
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- From the NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Department of Neurology and McConnell Brain Imaging Center, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Canada
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- From the NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Department of Neurology and McConnell Brain Imaging Center, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Canada
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- From the NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Department of Neurology and McConnell Brain Imaging Center, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Canada
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- From the NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Department of Neurology and McConnell Brain Imaging Center, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Canada.
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Chevrier MC, Bard C, Guilbert F, Nguyen DK. Structural abnormalities in patients with insular/peri-insular epilepsy: spectrum, frequency, and pharmacoresistance. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013; 34:2152-6. [PMID: 23811976 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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SUMMARY Between 2002 and 2010, a total of 48 patients were seen at our epilepsy clinic with insular/peri-insular cortex epilepsy. Review of their MR imaging scans revealed a neoplastic lesion in 27% of patients, a malformation of cortical development in 21%, a vascular malformation in 19%, and atrophy/gliosis from an acquired insult in 17%. MR imaging results were normal in 4 patients. Other miscellaneous findings included a case of Rasmussen encephalitis, a nonspecific insular millimetric T2 signal abnormality, a neuroepithelial cyst, and hippocampal sclerosis without MR imaging evidence of dual insular pathologic features (despite depth electrode-proven insular seizures). Refractoriness to antiepileptic drug treatment was present in 56% of patients: 100% for patients with malformations of cortical development (1.0; 95% CI, 0.72-1.0), 50.0% (0.5; 95% CI, 0.21-0.78) in the presence of atrophy/gliosis from acquired insults, 39% (0.39; 95% CI, 0.14-0.68) for neoplastic lesions, and 22.2% (0.22; 95% CI, 0.06-0.55) for vascular malformations.
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Wellmer J, Quesada CM, Rothe L, Elger CE, Bien CG, Urbach H. Proposal for a magnetic resonance imaging protocol for the detection of epileptogenic lesions at early outpatient stages. Epilepsia 2013; 54:1977-87. [DOI: 10.1111/epi.12375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Jörg Wellmer
- Ruhr-Epileptology; Department of Neurology; University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus; Bochum Germany
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- Department of Epileptology & Life and Brain Institute; University Hospital Bonn; Bonn Germany
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- Ruhr-Epileptology; Department of Neurology; University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus; Bochum Germany
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- Department of Epileptology & Life and Brain Institute; University Hospital Bonn; Bonn Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology; University Hospital Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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Kim H, Mansi T, Bernasconi N. Disentangling hippocampal shape anomalies in epilepsy. Front Neurol 2013; 4:131. [PMID: 24062718 PMCID: PMC3769634 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2013.00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and epileptic syndromes related to malformations of cortical development (MCD) are associated with complex hippocampal morphology. The contribution of volume and position to the overall hippocampal shape in these conditions has not been studied. We propose a surface-based framework to localize volume changes through measurement of Jacobian determinants, and quantify fine-scale position and curvature through a medial axis model. We applied our methodology to T1-weighted 3D volumetric MRI of 88 patients with TLE and 78 patients with MCD, including focal cortical dysplasia (FCD, n = 29), heterotopia (HET, n = 40), and polymicrogyria (PMG, n = 19). Patients were compared to 46 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Surface-based analysis of volume in TLE revealed severe ipsilateral atrophy mainly along the rostro-caudal extent of the hippocampal CA1 subfield. In MCD, patterns of volume changes included bilateral CA1 atrophy in HET and FCD, and left dentate hypertrophy in all three groups. The analysis of curvature revealed medial bending of the posterior hippocampus in TLE, whereas in MCD there was a supero-medial shift of the hippocampal body. Albeit hippocampal shape anomalies in TLE and MCD result from a combination of volume and positional changes, their nature and distribution suggest different pathogenic mechanisms.
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- Hosung Kim
- Neuroimaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada
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Kim H, Harrison A, Kankirawatana P, Rozzelle C, Blount J, Torgerson C, Knowlton R. Major white matter fiber changes in medically intractable neocortical epilepsy in children: A diffusion tensor imaging study. Epilepsy Res 2013; 103:211-20. [PMID: 22917916 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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