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Jiang YT, Zeng XJ, He M, Lei T, Xie HN. Disproportion of Corpus Callosum in Fetuses With Malformations of Cortical Development. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2024; 43:1265-1277. [PMID: 38558301 DOI: 10.1002/jum.16451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate corpus callosum (CC) size in fetuses with malformations of cortical development (MCD) and to explore the diagnostic value of three CC length (CCL) ratios in identifying cortical abnormalities. METHODS This is a single-center retrospective study in singleton fetuses at 20-37 weeks of gestation between April 2017 and August 2022. The midsagittal plane of the fetal brain was obtained and evaluated for the following variables: length, height, area of the corpus callosum, and relevant markers, including the ratios of corpus callosum length to internal cranial occipitofrontal dimension (CCL/ICOFD), corpus callosum length to femur length (CCL/FL), and corpus callosum length to cerebellar vermian diameter (CCL/VD). Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to evaluate measurement consistency. The accuracy of biometric measurements in prediction of MCD was assessed using the area under the receiver-operating-characteristics curves (AUC). RESULTS Fetuses with MCD had a significantly decreased CCL, height (genu and splenium), and area as compared with those of normal fetuses (P < .05), but there was no significant difference in body height (P = .326). The CCL/ICOFD, CCL/FL, and CCL/VD ratios were significantly decreased in fetuses with MCD when compared with controls (P < .05). The CCL/ICOFD ratio offered the highest predictive accuracy for MCD, yielding an AUC of 0.856 (95% CI: 0.774-0.938, P < .001), followed by CCL/FL ratio (AUC, 0.780 (95% CI: 0.657-0.904), P < .001), CCL/VD ratio (AUC, 0.677 (95% CI: 0.559-0.795), P < .01). CONCLUSION The corpus callosum biometric parameters in fetuses with MCD are reduced. The CCL/ICOFD ratio derived from sonographic measurements is considered a promising tool for the prenatal detection of cortical malformations. External validation of these findings and prospective studies are warranted.
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- Yu-Ting Jiang
- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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De Benedictis A, Rossi-Espagnet MC, de Palma L, Sarubbo S, Marras CE. Structural networking of the developing brain: from maturation to neurosurgical implications. Front Neuroanat 2023; 17:1242757. [PMID: 38099209 PMCID: PMC10719860 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2023.1242757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Modern neuroscience agrees that neurological processing emerges from the multimodal interaction among multiple cortical and subcortical neuronal hubs, connected at short and long distance by white matter, to form a largely integrated and dynamic network, called the brain "connectome." The final architecture of these circuits results from a complex, continuous, and highly protracted development process of several axonal pathways that constitute the anatomical substrate of neuronal interactions. Awareness of the network organization of the central nervous system is crucial not only to understand the basis of children's neurological development, but also it may be of special interest to improve the quality of neurosurgical treatments of many pediatric diseases. Although there are a flourishing number of neuroimaging studies of the connectome, a comprehensive vision linking this research to neurosurgical practice is still lacking in the current pediatric literature. The goal of this review is to contribute to bridging this gap. In the first part, we summarize the main current knowledge concerning brain network maturation and its involvement in different aspects of normal neurocognitive development as well as in the pathophysiology of specific diseases. The final section is devoted to identifying possible implications of this knowledge in the neurosurgical field, especially in epilepsy and tumor surgery, and to discuss promising perspectives for future investigations.
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- Clinical and Experimental Neurology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Chiara Hospital, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari (APSS), Trento, Italy
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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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Handoko M, Karakas C, Gadgil N, Wilfong A, Riviello J, Curry D, Ali I. Comparison of Surgical Outcomes in Individuals With Hypothalamic Hamartoma Alone or With Other Potentially Epileptogenic Focal Lesions. Pediatr Neurol 2022; 131:13-19. [PMID: 35461053 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2022.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypothalamic hamartoma is a rare condition associated with refractory seizures. It can occur in isolation or with additional epileptogenic lesions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of additional potentially epileptogenic lesions on surgical outcomes in individuals with hypothalamic hamartoma. METHODS We conducted a chart review of 112 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy targeted to the hypothalamic hamartoma. We compared surgical outcomes after at least six months of postoperative follow-up (N = 65) between patients with hypothalamic hamartoma alone and those with hypothalamic hamartoma plus additional potentially epileptogenic lesions. RESULTS Sixteen out of 112 (14%) patients had additional epileptogenic lesions, including focal cortical dysplasia, gray matter heterotopia, and polymicrogyria. Ten out of 16 patients with additional lesions and 55 out of 96 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma alone had more than six months of follow-up and are included in the outcome analysis. Mean follow-up in these patients is 21.5 ± 17.3 months (standard deviation, range: 7.3-76.8 months) for patients with hypothalamic hamartoma alone and 16.1 ± 15.0 months (standard deviation, range: 6.6-58.2 months) for those with hypothalamic hamartoma plus additional epileptogenic lesions. Fewer patients with hypothalamic hamartoma plus other lesions had Engel class I/II outcomes than patients with hypothalamic hamartoma alone (5/10 [50%] vs 46/55 [83.6%]; P = 0.031). CONCLUSIONS MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy remains an effective treatment option for patients with hypothalamic hamartoma. However, the outcome of surgical procedures targeted to the hypothalamic hamartoma may be less favorable in patients who have hypothalamic hamartoma coexisting with other potentially epileptogenic focal lesions. Thus, an additional surgical workup is warranted for these patients who have failed surgical treatment of hypothalamic hamartoma.
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- Maureen Handoko
- Department of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Norton Children's Medical Group, The University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department Pediatric Neurology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Norton Children's Medical Group, The University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
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Sollee J, Tang L, Igiraneza AB, Xiao B, Bai HX, Yang L. Artificial Intelligence for Medical Image Analysis in Epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2022; 182:106861. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Saute RL, Peixoto-Santos JE, Velasco TR, Leite JP. Improving surgical outcome with electric source imaging and high field magnetic resonance imaging. Seizure 2021; 90:145-154. [PMID: 33608134 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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While most patients with focal epilepsy present with clear structural abnormalities on standard, 1.5 or 3 T MRI, some patients are MRI-negative. For those, quantitative MRI techniques, such as volumetry, voxel-based morphometry, and relaxation time measurements can aid in finding the epileptogenic focus. High-field MRI, just recently approved for clinical use by the FDA, increases the resolution and, in several publications, was shown to improve the detection of focal cortical dysplasias and mild cortical malformations. For those cases without any tissue abnormality in neuroimaging, even at 7 T, scalp EEG alone is insufficient to delimitate the epileptogenic zone. They may benefit from the use of high-density EEG, in which the increased number of electrodes helps improve spatial sampling. The spatial resolution of even low-density EEG can benefit from electric source imaging techniques, which map the source of the recorded abnormal activity, such as interictal epileptiform discharges, focal slowing, and ictal rhythm. These EEG techniques help localize the irritative, functional deficit, and seizure-onset zone, to better estimate the epileptogenic zone. Combining those technologies allows several drug-resistant cases to be submitted to surgery, increasing the odds of seizure freedom and providing a must needed hope for patients with epilepsy.
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- Ricardo Lutzky Saute
- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Discipline of Neuroscience, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Unifesp, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Lotan E, Tomer O, Tavor I, Blatt I, Goldberg-Stern H, Hoffmann C, Tsarfaty G, Tanne D, Assaf Y. Widespread cortical dyslamination in epilepsy patients with malformations of cortical development. Neuroradiology 2020; 63:225-234. [PMID: 32975591 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-020-02561-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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PURPOSE Recent research in epilepsy patients confirms our understanding of epilepsy as a network disorder with widespread cortical compromise. Here, we aimed to investigate the neocortical laminar architecture in patients with focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) and periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) using clinically feasible 3 T MRI. METHODS Eighteen epilepsy patients (FCD and PNH groups; n = 9 each) and age-matched healthy controls (n = 9) underwent T1 relaxation 3 T MRI, from which component probability T1 maps were utilized to extract sub-voxel composition of 6 T1 cortical layers. Seventy-eight cortical areas of the automated anatomical labeling atlas were divided into 1000 equal-volume sub-areas for better detection of cortical abnormalities, and logistic regressions were performed to compare FCD/PNH patients with healthy controls with the T1 layers composing each sub-area as regressors. Statistical significance (p < 0.05) was determined by a likelihood-ratio test with correction for false discovery rate using Benjamini-Hochberg method. RESULTS Widespread cortical abnormalities were observed in the patient groups. Out of 1000 sub-areas, 291 and 256 bilateral hemispheric cortical sub-areas were found to predict FCD and PNH, respectively. For each of these sub-areas, we were able to identify the T1 layer, which contributed the most to the prediction. CONCLUSION Our results reveal widespread cortical abnormalities in epilepsy patients with FCD and PNH, which may have a role in epileptogenesis, and likely related to recent studies showing widespread structural (e.g., cortical thinning) and diffusion abnormalities in various human epilepsy populations. Our study provides quantitative information of cortical laminar architecture in epilepsy patients that can be further targeted for study in functional and neuropathological studies.
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- Eyal Lotan
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 660 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Neurology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Neurology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, 49202, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Neurobiology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Arrigoni F, Peruzzo D, Mandelstam S, Amorosino G, Redaelli D, Romaniello R, Leventer R, Borgatti R, Seal M, Yang JYM. Characterizing White Matter Tract Organization in Polymicrogyria and Lissencephaly: A Multifiber Diffusion MRI Modeling and Tractography Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:1495-1502. [PMID: 32732266 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Polymicrogyria and lissencephaly may be associated with abnormal organization of the undelying white matter tracts that have been rarely investigated so far. Our aim was to characterize white matter tract organization in polymicrogyria and lissencephaly using constrained spherical deconvolution, a multifiber diffusion MR imaging modeling technique for white matter tractography reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 50 patients (mean age, 8.3 ± 5.4 years; range, 1.4-21.2 years; 27 males) with different polymicrogyria (n = 42) and lissencephaly (n = 8) subtypes. The fiber direction-encoded color maps and 6 different white matter tracts reconstructed from each patient were visually compared with corresponding images reconstructed from 7 age-matched, healthy control WM templates. Each white matter tract was assessed by 2 experienced pediatric neuroradiologists and scored in consensus on the basis of the severity of the structural abnormality, ranging from the white matter tracts being absent to thickened. The results were summarized by different polymicrogyria and lissencephaly subgroups. RESULTS More abnormal-appearing white matter tracts were identified in patients with lissencephaly compared with those with polymicrogyria (79.2% versus 37.3%). In lissencephaly, structural abnormalities were identified in all studied white matter tracts. In polymicrogyria, the more frequently affected white matter tracts were the cingulum, superior longitudinal fasciculus, inferior longitudinal fasciculus, and optic radiation-posterior corona radiata. The severity of superior longitudinal fasciculus and cingulum abnormalities was associated with the polymicrogyria distribution and extent. A thickened superior fronto-occipital fasciculus was demonstrated in 3 patients. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated a range of white matter tract structural abnormalities in patients with polymicrogyria and lissencephaly. The patterns of white matter tract involvement are related to polymicrogyria and lissencephaly subgroups, distribution, and, possibly, their underlying etiologies.
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- F Arrigoni
- From the Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea (F.A., D.P., G.A., D.R., R.R.), Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- From the Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea (F.A., D.P., G.A., D.R., R.R.), Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (S.M., R.L., M.S., J.Y.-M.Y.), Parkville, Australia.,Royal Children's Hospital (S.M., R.L.), Parkville, Australia; Neuroscience Advanced Clinical Imaging Suite (NACIS) (J.Y.-M.Y.), Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.,University of Melbourne (S.M., R.L., M.S., J.Y.-M.Y.), Parkville, Australia.,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (S.M.), Parkville, Australia
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- From the Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea (F.A., D.P., G.A., D.R., R.R.), Bosisio Parini, Italy.,Bruno Kessler Foundation (G.A.), Trento, Italy.,University of Trento, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (G.A.), Rovereto, Italy
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- From the Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea (F.A., D.P., G.A., D.R., R.R.), Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- From the Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea (F.A., D.P., G.A., D.R., R.R.), Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (S.M., R.L., M.S., J.Y.-M.Y.), Parkville, Australia.,Royal Children's Hospital (S.M., R.L.), Parkville, Australia; Neuroscience Advanced Clinical Imaging Suite (NACIS) (J.Y.-M.Y.), Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.,University of Melbourne (S.M., R.L., M.S., J.Y.-M.Y.), Parkville, Australia
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- Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico Mondino Foundation (R.B.), Pavia, Italy.,University of Pavia (R.B.), Pavia, Italy
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (S.M., R.L., M.S., J.Y.-M.Y.), Parkville, Australia.,University of Melbourne (S.M., R.L., M.S., J.Y.-M.Y.), Parkville, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (S.M., R.L., M.S., J.Y.-M.Y.), Parkville, Australia.,Royal Children's Hospital (S.M., R.L.), Parkville, Australia; Neuroscience Advanced Clinical Imaging Suite (NACIS) (J.Y.-M.Y.), Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.,University of Melbourne (S.M., R.L., M.S., J.Y.-M.Y.), Parkville, Australia
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Challenges in managing epilepsy associated with focal cortical dysplasia in children. Epilepsy Res 2018; 145:1-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wang Y, Zhou Y, Wang H, Cui J, Nguchu BA, Zhang X, Qiu B, Wang X, Zhu M. Voxel-based automated detection of focal cortical dysplasia lesions using diffusion tensor imaging and T2-weighted MRI data. Epilepsy Behav 2018; 84:127-134. [PMID: 29793134 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to automatically detect focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) lesions in patients with extratemporal lobe epilepsy by relying on diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. We implemented an automated classifier using voxel-based multimodal features to identify gray and white matter abnormalities of FCD in patient cohorts. In addition to the commonly used T2-weighted image intensity feature, DTI-based features were also utilized. A Gaussian processes for machine learning (GPML) classifier was tested on 12 patients with FCD (8 with histologically confirmed FCD) scanned at 1.5 T and cross-validated using a leave-one-out strategy. Moreover, we compared the multimodal GPML paradigm's performance with that of single modal GPML and classical support vector machine (SVM). Our results demonstrated that the GPML performance on DTI-based features (mean AUC = 0.63) matches with the GPML performance on T2-weighted image intensity feature (mean AUC = 0.64). More promisingly, GPML yielded significantly improved performance (mean AUC = 0.76) when applying DTI-based features to multimodal paradigm. Based on the results, it can also be clearly stated that the proposed GPML strategy performed better and is robust to unbalanced dataset contrary to SVM that performed poorly (AUC = 0.69). Therefore, the GPML paradigm using multimodal MRI data containing DTI modality has promising result towards detection of the FCD lesions and provides an effective direction for future researches.
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- Yanming Wang
- Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Deleo F, Thom M, Concha L, Bernasconi A, Bernhardt BC, Bernasconi N. Histological and MRI markers of white matter damage in focal epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2017; 140:29-38. [PMID: 29227798 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Growing evidence highlights the importance of white matter in the pathogenesis of focal epilepsy. Ex vivo and post-mortem studies show pathological changes in epileptic patients in white matter myelination, axonal integrity, and cellular composition. Diffusion-weighted MRI and its analytical extensions, particularly diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), have been the most widely used technique to image the white matter in vivo for the last two decades, and have shown microstructural alterations in multiple tracts both in the vicinity and at distance from the epileptogenic focus. These techniques have also shown promising ability to predict cognitive status and response to pharmacological or surgical treatments. More recently, the hypothesis that focal epilepsy may be more adequately described as a system-level disorder has motivated a shift towards the study of macroscale brain connectivity. This review will cover emerging findings contributing to our understanding of white matter alterations in focal epilepsy, studied by means of histological and ultrastructural analyses, diffusion MRI, and large-scale network analysis. Focus is put on temporal lobe epilepsy and focal cortical dysplasia. This topic was addressed in a special interest group on neuroimaging at the 70th annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, held in Houston December 2-6, 2016.
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- Francesco Deleo
- NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada
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- Division of Neuropathology and Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Mexico
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- NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada
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- NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada; Multimodal Imaging and Connectome Analysis Laboratory, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada
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- NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada.
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Liu W, Yan B, An D, Niu R, Tang Y, Tong X, Gong Q, Zhou D. Perilesional and contralateral white matter evolution and integrity in patients with periventricular nodular heterotopia and epilepsy: a longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging study. Eur J Neurol 2017; 24:1471-1478. [PMID: 28872216 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study aimed to assess the evolution of perinodular and contralateral white matter abnormalities in patients with periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) and epilepsy. METHODS Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) (64 directions) and 3 T structural magnetic resonance imaging were performed in 29 PNH patients (mean age 27.3 years), and 16 patients underwent a second scan (average time between the two scans 1.1 years). Fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity were measured within the perilesional and contralateral white matter. RESULTS Longitudinal analysis showed that white matter located 10 mm from the focal nodule displayed characteristics intermediate to tissue 5 mm away, and normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) also established evolution profiles of perinodular white matter in different cortical lobes. Compared to 29 age- and sex-matched healthy controls, significant decreased fractional anisotropy and elevated mean diffusivity values were observed in regions 5 and 10 mm from nodules (P < 0.01), whilst DTI metrics of the remaining NAWM did not differ significantly from controls. Additionally, normal DTI metrics were shown in the contralateral region in patients with unilateral PNH. CONCLUSIONS Periventricular nodular heterotopia is associated with microstructural abnormalities within the perilesional white matter and the extent decreases with increasing distance from the nodule. In the homologous contralateral region, white matter diffusion metrics were unchanged in unilateral PNH. These findings have clinical implications with respect to the medical and surgical interventions of PNH-related epilepsy.
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- W Liu
- Departments of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Departments of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Departments of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Departments of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Departments of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Departments of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Departments of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Departments of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Gleichgerrcht E, Bonilha L. Structural brain network architecture and personalized medicine in epilepsy. EXPERT REVIEW OF PRECISION MEDICINE AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/23808993.2017.1364133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Görkem SB, Doganay S, Gumus K, Bayram A, Kumandas S, Coskun A. The Role of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in the Evaluation of the Whole Brain in Isolated Unilateral Polymicrogyria. J Child Neurol 2016; 31:1575-1578. [PMID: 27625015 DOI: 10.1177/0883073816665311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim is to evaluate normal-appearing brain regions in isolated unilateral polymicrogyria patients and compare them with controls by using diffusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient. The diffusion-weighted images (b = 0-1000 s/mm2) of 10 pediatric patients (7 boys, 3 girls; mean age = 5.8 ± 4.3 years) with isolated unilateral polymicrogyria and age-sex matched 10 control patients were assessed retrospectively. There was a significant increase in apparent diffusion coefficient values of white matter underlying polymicrogyria, uninvolved white matter, deep gray matter (thalami, lentiform nuclei, caudate nuclei) and corpus callosum in polymicrogyria patients compared to control group (P < .01). The whole brain might be affected in isolated unilateral polymicrogyria patients. The abnormal deep gray matter in polymicrogyria patients would indicate a new point of view for pediatric neurologists about the probability of additional future neurological disorders.
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- Sureyya Burcu Görkem
- Radiology, Pediatric Radiology Section, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Radiology, Pediatric Radiology Section, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Pediatric Neurology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Pediatric Neurology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Radiology, Pediatric Radiology Section, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Besseling RMH, Jansen JFA, de Louw AJA, Vlooswijk MCG, Hoeberigs MC, Aldenkamp AP, Backes WH, Hofman PAM. Abnormal Profiles of Local Functional Connectivity Proximal to Focal Cortical Dysplasias. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166022. [PMID: 27861502 PMCID: PMC5115673 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a congenital malformation of cortical development that often leads to medically refractory epilepsy. Focal resection can be an effective treatment, but is challenging as the surgically relevant abnormality may exceed the MR-visible lesion. The aim of the current study is to develop methodology to characterize the profile of functional connectivity around FCDs using resting-state functional MRI and in the individual patient. The detection of aberrant connectivity may provide a means to more completely delineate the clinically relevant lesion. Materials and Methods Fifteen FCD patients (age, mean±SD: 31±11 years; 11 males) and 16 matched healthy controls (35±9 years; 7 males) underwent structural and functional imaging at 3 Tesla. The cortical surface was reconstructed from the T1-weighted scan and the registered functional MRI data was spatially normalized to a common anatomical standard space employing the gyral pattern. Seed-based functional connectivity was determined in all subjects for all dysplasia locations. A single patient was excluded based on an aberrant FCD seed time series. Functional connectivity as a function of geodesic distance (along the cortical surface) was compared between the individual patients and the homotopic normative connectivity profiles derived from the controls. Results In 12/14 patients, aberrant profiles of functional connectivity were found, which demonstrated both hyper- and hypoconnectivity as well as combinations. Abnormal functional connectivity was typically found (also) beyond the lesion visible on structural MRI, while functional connectivity profiles not related to a lesion appeared normal in patients. Conclusion This novel functional MRI technique has potential for delineating functionally aberrant from normal cortex beyond the structural lesion in FCD, which remains to be confirmed in future research.
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- René M. H. Besseling
- Epilepsy center Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, the Netherlands
- Research School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Research School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Research School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Epilepsy center Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, the Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Research School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Epilepsy center Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, the Netherlands
- Research School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Radhakrishnan R, Leach JL, Mangano FT, Gelfand MJ, Rozhkov L, Miles L, Greiner HM. Prospective detection of cortical dysplasia on clinical MRI in pediatric intractable epilepsy. Pediatr Radiol 2016; 46:1430-8. [PMID: 27112159 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-016-3623-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cortical dysplasia is the most common cause of pediatric refractory epilepsy. MRI detection of epileptogenic lesion is associated with good postsurgical outcome. Additional electrophysiological information is suggested to be helpful in localization of cortical dysplasia. Educational measures were taken to increase the awareness of cortical dysplasia at our institution in the context of a recent International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE 2011) classification of cortical dysplasia. OBJECTIVE To determine changes in the rate of prospective identification of cortical dysplasia on an initial radiology report and also evaluate the benefit of MRI review as part of a multidisciplinary epilepsy conference in identifying previously overlooked MRI findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated surgically treated children with refractory epilepsy from 2007 to 2014 with cortical dysplasia on histopathology. We analyzed the initial radiology report, preoperative MRI interpretation at multidisciplinary epilepsy conference and subsequent retrospective MRI review with knowledge of the resection site. We recorded additional electrophysiological data and the presence of lobar concordance with the MRI findings. RESULTS Of 78 children (44 MRI lesional) evaluated, 18 had initially overlooked MRI findings. Comparing 2007-2010 to 2011-2014, there was improvement in the rate of overlooked findings on the initial radiology report (54% vs. 13% of lesional cases, respectively; P = 0.008). The majority (72%) were identified at a multidisciplinary conference with lobar concordance of findings with at least one additional electrophysiological investigation in 89%. CONCLUSION Awareness of current classification schemes of cortical dysplasia and image review in the context of a multidisciplinary conference can lead to improved MRI detection of cortical dysplasia in children.
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- Rupa Radhakrishnan
- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., ML 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., ML 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., ML 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Treatment Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Treatment Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Unterberger I, Bauer R, Walser G, Bauer G. Corpus callosum and epilepsies. Seizure 2016; 37:55-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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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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Oikawa T, Tatewaki Y, Murata T, Kato Y, Mugikura S, Takase K, Takahashi S. Utility of diffusion tensor imaging parameters for diagnosis of hemimegalencephaly. Neuroradiol J 2015; 28:628-33. [PMID: 26481187 DOI: 10.1177/1971400915609334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemimegalencephaly is a rare hamartomatous entity characterised by enlargement of all or part of the cerebral hemisphere ipsilaterally with cortical dysgenesis, large lateral ventricle and white matter hypertrophy with or without advanced myelination. Although conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful for detecting these diagnostic features, hemimegalencephaly is not always easily distinguished from other entities, especially when hemimegalencephaly shows blurring between the grey and white matter. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a functional MRI technique commonly used to assess the integrity of white matter. The usefulness of DTI in assessing hemimegalencephaly has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we clarified the characteristics of hemimegalencephaly with regard to DTI and its parameters including fractional anisotropy and apparent diffusion coefficient. METHODS Three patients with hemimegalencephaly underwent MRI including DTI. We first visually compared fractional anisotropy mapping and conventional MRI. Next, we quantitatively measured the fractional anisotropy and apparent diffusion coefficient values in the subcortical white matter of the hemisphere with hemimegalencephaly and corresponding normal-appearing contralateral regions and analysed the values using the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS On fractional anisotropy mapping, we could clearly distinguish the junction of grey and white matter and observed thicker white matter in the hemisphere with hemimegalencephaly, which was unclear on conventional MRI. The white matter in the hemisphere with hemimegalencephaly showed significantly higher fractional anisotropy (P<0.0001) and lower apparent diffusion coefficient (P=0.0022) values than the normal contralateral side. CONCLUSION DTI parameters showed salient hemimegalencephaly features and could be useful in its assessment.
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- Tomomi Oikawa
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Tschampa HJ, Urbach H, Malter M, Surges R, Greschus S, Gieseke J. Magnetic resonance imaging of focal cortical dysplasia: Comparison of 3D and 2D fluid attenuated inversion recovery sequences at 3T. Epilepsy Res 2015; 116:8-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Paldino MJ, Hedges K, Golriz F. The Arcuate Fasciculus and Language Development in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Malformations of Cortical Development. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 37:169-75. [PMID: 26381551 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Patients with epilepsy and malformations of cortical development have a high prevalence of language deficits. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the status of the arcuate fasciculus at diffusion tractography could provide a clinically meaningful marker of language function in patients with cortical malformations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-seven patients 3-18 years of age who had DTI performed at 3T and language evaluation by a pediatric neurologist were retrospectively identified. Twenty-two age-matched children without any neurologic, language, or MR imaging abnormalities who had identical DTI performed for an indication of headache were selected as a control cohort. The arcuate fasciculi were constructed and segmented by deterministic tractography for all subjects. RESULTS Twenty-one patients had intact language; 11 had mild-to-moderate and 5, profound language impairment. All patients with normal language and all control subjects had an identifiable left arcuate. The left arcuate was absent in 11 patients; all 11 were language-impaired. Failure to identify the left arcuate was strongly associated with some degree of language impairment (P < .001). Sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value for language dysfunction were 65%, 100%, and 100%, respectively. The absence of the arcuate bilaterally was associated with complete failure to develop oral language (P < .015). CONCLUSIONS Failure to identify the left arcuate fasciculus at diffusion tractography was a highly specific marker of language dysfunction in a cohort of pediatric patients with malformations of cortical development. Failure to identify the arcuate fasciculus on either side was associated with failure to develop oral language.
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- M J Paldino
- From the Department of Radiology (M.J.P., K.H.), Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of Radiology (M.J.P., K.H.), Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiology (F.G.), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
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Review of diffusion tensor imaging and its application in children. Pediatr Radiol 2015; 45 Suppl 3:S375-81. [PMID: 26346143 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3277-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Diffusion MRI is an imaging technique that uses the random motion of water to probe tissue microstructure. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can quantitatively depict the organization and connectivity of white matter. Given the non-invasiveness of the technique, DTI has become a widely used tool for researchers and clinicians to examine the white matter of children. This review covers the basics of diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging and discusses examples of their clinical application in children.
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Caciagli L, Bernhardt BC, Hong SJ, Bernasconi A, Bernasconi N. Functional network alterations and their structural substrate in drug-resistant epilepsy. Front Neurosci 2014; 8:411. [PMID: 25565942 PMCID: PMC4263093 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The advent of MRI has revolutionized the evaluation and management of drug-resistant epilepsy by allowing the detection of the lesion associated with the region that gives rise to seizures. Recent evidence indicates marked chronic alterations in the functional organization of lesional tissue and large-scale cortico-subcortical networks. In this review, we focus on recent methodological developments in functional MRI (fMRI) analysis techniques and their application to the two most common drug-resistant focal epilepsies, i.e., temporal lobe epilepsy related to mesial temporal sclerosis and extra-temporal lobe epilepsy related to focal cortical dysplasia. We put particular emphasis on methodological developments in the analysis of task-free or “resting-state” fMRI to probe the integrity of intrinsic networks on a regional, inter-regional, and connectome-wide level. In temporal lobe epilepsy, these techniques have revealed disrupted connectivity of the ipsilateral mesiotemporal lobe, together with contralateral compensatory reorganization and striking reconfigurations of large-scale networks. In cortical dysplasia, initial observations indicate functional alterations in lesional, peri-lesional, and remote neocortical regions. While future research is needed to critically evaluate the reliability, sensitivity, and specificity, fMRI mapping promises to lend distinct biomarkers for diagnosis, presurgical planning, and outcome prediction.
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- Lorenzo Caciagli
- Neuroimaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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Andrade CS, Leite CC, Otaduy MCG, Lyra KP, Valente KDR, Yasuda CL, Beltramini GC, Beaulieu C, Gross DW. Diffusion abnormalities of the corpus callosum in patients with malformations of cortical development and epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2014; 108:1533-42. [PMID: 25260933 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that can characterize white matter (WM) architecture and microstructure. DTI has demonstrated extensive WM changes in patients with several epileptic syndromes, but few studies have focused on patients with malformations of cortical development (MCD). Our aim was to investigate the quantitative diffusion properties of the corpus callosum (CC), a major commissural bundle critical in inter-hemispheric connectivity, in a large group of patients with MCD. METHODS Thirty-two MCD patients and 32 age and sex-matched control subjects were evaluated with DTI at 3.0 T. We analyzed the three major subdivisions of the CC (genu, body, and splenium) with deterministic tractography to yield fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), parallel diffusivity (λ||) and perpendicular diffusivity (λ⊥). We further assessed the CC with region of interest (ROI)-based analyses and evaluated different subgroups of MCD (polymicrogyria/schizencephaly, heterotopia, and cortical dysplasia). Partial correlations between diffusion changes and clinical parameters (epilepsy duration and age at disease onset) were also queried. RESULTS There were significant reductions of FA, accompanied by increases in MD and λ⊥ in all segments of the CC in the patients group with both analytical methods. The absolute differences in FA were greater on ROI-analyses. There were no significant differences between the MCD subgroups, and no correlations between clinical parameters of epilepsy and FA. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates DTI abnormalities consistent with microstructural changes in the corpus callosum of MCD patients. The findings support the idea that patients with epilepsy secondary to cortical malformations present widespread WM changes that extend beyond the macroscopic MRI-visible lesions.
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- Celi S Andrade
- Department of Radiology, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, Universidade de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Through diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the original properties of neural pathways of patients with partial seizures and secondary generalization by individual anatomic reference atlas. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:419376. [PMID: 24883310 PMCID: PMC4026917 DOI: 10.1155/2014/419376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2013] [Revised: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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To investigate white matter (WM) abnormalities in neocortical epilepsy, we extract supratentorial WM parameters from raw tensor magnetic resonance images (MRI) with automated region-of-interest (ROI) registrations. Sixteen patients having neocortical seizures with secondarily generalised convulsions and 16 age-matched normal subjects were imaged with high-resolution and diffusion tensor MRIs. Automated demarcation of supratentorial fibers was accomplished with personalized fiber-labeled atlases. From the individual atlases, we observed significant elevation of mean diffusivity (MD) in fornix (cres)/stria terminalis (FX/ST) and sagittal stratum (SS) and a significant difference in fractional anisotropy (FA) among FX/ST, SS, posterior limb of the internal capsule (PLIC), and posterior thalamic radiation (PTR). For patients with early-onset epilepsy, the diffusivities of the SS and the retrolenticular part of the internal capsule were significantly elevated, and the anisotropies of the FX/ST and SS were significantly decreased. In the drug-resistant subgroup, the MDs of SS and PTR and the FAs of SS and PLIC were significantly different. Onset age was positively correlated with increases in FAs of the genu of the corpus callosum. Patients with neocortical seizures and secondary generalisation had microstructural anomalies in WM. The changes in WM are relevant to early onset, progression, and severity of epilepsy.
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Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological conditions worldwide. Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) can suppress seizures, but do not affect the underlying epileptic state, and many epilepsy patients are unable to attain seizure control with AEDs. To cure or prevent epilepsy, disease-modifying interventions that inhibit or reverse the disease process of epileptogenesis must be developed. A major limitation in the development and implementation of such an intervention is the current poor understanding, and the lack of reliable biomarkers, of the epileptogenic process. Neuroimaging represents a non-invasive medical and research tool with the ability to identify early pathophysiological changes involved in epileptogenesis, monitor disease progression, and assess the effectiveness of possible therapies. Here we will provide an overview of studies conducted in animal models and in patients with epilepsy that have utilized various neuroimaging modalities to investigate epileptogenesis.
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- Sandy R Shultz
- Department of Medicine, The Melbourne Brain Centre, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Building 144, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia,
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Leach JL, Greiner HM, Miles L, Mangano FT. Imaging Spectrum of Cortical Dysplasia in Children. Semin Roentgenol 2014; 49:99-111. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2013.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging metrics in perilesional white matter among children with periventricular nodular gray matter heterotopia. Pediatr Radiol 2013; 43:1196-203. [PMID: 23529629 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-013-2677-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite pharmacological and surgical interventions, some children with periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) remain refractory to treatment, which suggests more diffuse pathology potentially involving perilesional white matter. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate MR diffusion tensor imaging (MRDTI) metrics within perilesional white matter in children with PNH. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six children with PNH (four boys; average age 3.2 years, range 2 months to 6 years) were studied with MRDTI at 3 T. Fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), radial diffusivity (RD), and axial diffusivity (AD) were quantified within perilesional white matter at distances of 5 mm, 10 mm, 15 mm, and 20 mm from focal areas of PNH and compared to location-matched ROIs in six healthy control patients (two boys, average age 3.3 years, range 2-6 years). Statistical significance was set at an overall level of α = 0.05, corrected for multiple comparisons. RESULTS Perilesional white matter showed significantly decreased fractional anisotropy and elevated mean and radial diffusivity at all evaluated distances. No significant differences in axial diffusivity were detected at any distance. CONCLUSION PNH is associated with microstructural white matter abnormalities as indicated by abnormal perilesional MRDTI metrics detectable at least 20 mm from visible nodular lesions.
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Im K, Paldino MJ, Poduri A, Sporns O, Grant PE. Altered white matter connectivity and network organization in polymicrogyria revealed by individual gyral topology-based analysis. Neuroimage 2013; 86:182-93. [PMID: 23954485 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Polymicrogyria (PMG) is a cortical malformation characterized by multiple small gyri and altered cortical lamination, which may be associated with disrupted white matter connectivity. However, little is known about the topological patterns of white matter networks in PMG. We examined structural connectivity and network topology using individual primary gyral pattern-based nodes in PMG patients, overcoming the limitations of an atlas-based approach. Structural networks were constructed from structural and diffusion magnetic resonance images in 25 typically developing and 14 PMG subjects. The connectivity analysis for different fiber groups divided based on gyral topology revealed severely reduced connectivity between neighboring primary gyri (short U-fibers) in PMG, which was highly correlated with the regional involvement and extent of abnormal gyral folding. The patients also showed significantly reduced connectivity between distant gyri (long association fibers) and between the two cortical hemispheres. In relation to these results, gyral node-based graph theoretical analysis revealed significantly altered topological organization of the network (lower clustering and higher modularity) and disrupted network hub architecture in cortical association areas involved in cognitive and language functions in PMG patients. Furthermore, the network segregation in PMG patients decreased with the extent of PMG and the degree of language impairment. Our approach provides the first detailed findings and interpretations on altered cortical network topology in PMG related to abnormal cortical structure and brain function, and shows the potential for an individualized method to characterize network properties and alterations in connections that are associated with malformations of cortical development.
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- Kiho Im
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Fetal Neonatal Neuroimaging and Developmental Science Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Deptartment of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Deptartment of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Fetal Neonatal Neuroimaging and Developmental Science Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Deptartment of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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van Eeghen AM, Terán LO, Johnson J, Pulsifer MB, Thiele EA, Caruso P. The neuroanatomical phenotype of tuberous sclerosis complex: focus on radial migration lines. Neuroradiology 2013; 55:1007-1014. [PMID: 23644537 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-013-1184-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The contribution of radial migration lines (RMLs) to the neuroanatomical and neurocognitive phenotype of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is unclear. The aim of this study was to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the neuroradiological phenotype of TSC, distinguishing RMLs from normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and volumetric fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging. METHODS Magnetic resonance images of 30 patients with TSC were evaluated. The frequencies of RMLs, tubers, and subependymal nodules (SENs) were determined for every hemispheric lobe. Cerebellar lesions and subependymal giant cell tumors were counted. DTI metrics were obtained from the NAWM of every hemispheric lobe and from the largest RML and tuber. Analyses of variance and correlations were performed to investigate the associations between neuroanatomical characteristics and relationships between RML frequency and neurocognitive outcomes. NAWM DTI metrics were compared with measurements of 16 control patients. RESULTS A mean of 47 RMLs, 27 tubers, and 10 SENs were found per patient, and the frequencies of these lesions were strongly correlated (p < 0.001). RML fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity were strongly inversely correlated (p = 0.003). NAWM DTI metrics were similar to the controls (p = 0.26). RML frequency was strongly associated with age of seizure onset (p = 0.003), intelligence outcomes (p = 0.01), and level of autistic features (p = 0.007). CONCLUSION A detailed neuroradiological phenotype is presented, showing that RMLs are the most frequent neuroanatomical lesion, are responsible for white matter DTI abnormalities, and are strongly associated with age of seizure onset, intelligence outcomes, and level of autistic features.
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- Agnies M van Eeghen
- Department of Neurology, Carol and James Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Massachusetts General Hospital, 175 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
- ENCORE, Expertise Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychological Assessment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Carol and James Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Massachusetts General Hospital, 175 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Shepherd C, Liu J, Goc J, Martinian L, Jacques TS, Sisodiya SM, Thom M. A quantitative study of white matter hypomyelination and oligodendroglial maturation in focal cortical dysplasia type II. Epilepsia 2013; 54:898-908. [PMID: 23551043 PMCID: PMC4165267 DOI: 10.1111/epi.12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE A diagnostic feature of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) type II on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increased subcortical white matter (WM) signal on T2 sequences corresponding to hypomyelination, the cause of which is unknown. We aimed to quantify WM pathology in FCD type II and any deficiency in the numbers and differentiation of oligodendroglial (OL) cell types within the dysplasia. METHODS In 19 cases we defined four regions of interests (ROIs): ROI1 = abnormal WM beneath dysplasia, ROI2 =dysplastic cortex, ROI3 = normal WM, and ROI4 = normal cortex. We quantified axonal and myelin density using immunohistochemistry for neurofilament, myelin basic protein and quantified mature OL with NogoA, cyclic nucleotide 3-phosphodiesterase (CNPase) and OL precursor cell (OPC) densities with platelet derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR)α, β and NG-2 in each region. KEY FINDINGS We observed a significant reduction in myelin and axons in the WM beneath dysplasia relative to normal WM and there was a correlation between relative reduction of myelin and neurofilament in each case. OL and OPC were present in the WM beneath dysplasia and although present in lower numbers with most markers, were not significantly different from normal WM. Neurofilament and myelin labeling highlighted disorganized orientation of fibers in dysplastic cortex but there were no significant quantitative differences compared to normal cortex. Clinical correlations showed an association between the severity of reduction of myelin and axons in the WM of FCD and duration of epilepsy. SIGNIFICANCE These findings indicate a reduction of myelinated axons in the WM of FCD type II rather than dysmyelination as the primary pathologic process underlying WM abnormalities, possibly influenced by duration of seizures. The range of OPC to OL present in FCD type II does not implicate a primary failure of cell recruitment and differentiation of these cell types in this pathology.
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- Caterina Shepherd
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL, Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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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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Poretti A, Meoded A, Rossi A, Raybaud C, Huisman TAGM. Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography in brain malformations. Pediatr Radiol 2013; 43:28-54. [PMID: 23288476 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2428-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an advanced MR technique that provides qualitative and quantitative information about the micro-architecture of white matter. DTI and its post-processing tool fiber tractography (FT) have been increasingly used in the last decade to investigate the microstructural neuroarchitecture of brain malformations. This article aims to review the use of DTI and FT in the evaluation of a variety of common, well-described brain malformations, in particular by pointing out the additional information that DTI and FT renders compared with conventional MR sequences. In addition, the relevant existing literature is summarized.
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- Andrea Poretti
- Division of Pediatric Radiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe St., Nelson Basement, B-173, Baltimore, MD 21287-0842, USA
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Development and dysgenesis of the cerebral cortex: malformations of cortical development. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2012; 21:483-543, vii. [PMID: 21807310 DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2011.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The cerebral cortex develops in several stages from a pseudostratified epithelium at 5 weeks to an essentially complete cortex at 47 weeks. Cortical connectivity starts with thalamocortical connections in the 3rd trimester only and continues until well after birth. Vascularity adapts to proliferation and connectivity. Malformations of cortical development are classified into disorders of specification, proliferation/apoptosis, migration, and organization. However, all processes are intermingled, as for example a dysplastic cell may migrate incompletely and not connect appropriately. However, this classification is convenient for didactic purposes as long as the complex interactions between the different processes are kept in mind.
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Duchowny M, Cross JH. Preoperative evaluation in children for epilepsy surgery. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2012; 108:829-839. [PMID: 22939069 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52899-5.00031-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- Michael Duchowny
- University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
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Focal cortical dysplasias (FCD) are increasingly diagnosed as a cause of symptomatic focal epilepsy in paediatric and adult patients. Nowadays, focal cortical dysplasias are identified as the underlying pathology in up to 25% of patients with focal epilepsies. The histological appearance can vary from mild architectural disturbances to severe malformation containing atypical cellular elements like dysmorphic neurons and Balloon cells. Clinical presentation depends on the age at onset of epilepsy, the location and size of the lesion. In most patients seizures begin in early childhood and the course of epilepsy is often severe and pharmaco-resistant. For the majority of patients, epilepsy surgery is the only treatment option in order to become seizure free.In this review an overview on the literature of the last ten years is provided, focussing on histological appearance and classification, pathogenetic mechanisms and clinical presentation of cortical dysplasias. Recent developments in the presurgical diagnostic and outcome after operative treatment as well as prognostic factors are summarized. Finally, an outlook is given on the development of future novel treatment options that might be minimally invasive and help especially the patient group who is inoperable or has failed epilepsy surgery.
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- S Fauser
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Peters JM, Sahin M, Vogel-Farley VK, Jeste SS, Nelson CA, Gregas MC, Prabhu SP, Scherrer B, Warfield SK. Loss of white matter microstructural integrity is associated with adverse neurological outcome in tuberous sclerosis complex. Acad Radiol 2012; 19:17-25. [PMID: 22142677 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic neurocutaneous syndrome in which cognitive and social-behavioral outcomes for patients vary widely in an unpredictable manner. The cause of adverse neurologic outcome remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that disordered white matter and abnormal neural connectivity are associated with adverse neurologic outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Structural and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging was carried out in 40 subjects with TSC (age range, 0.5-25 years; mean age, 7.2 years; median age, 5 years), 12 of whom had autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and in 29 age-matched controls. Tractography of the corpus callosum was used to define a three-dimensional volume of interest. Regional averages of four diffusion scalar parameters of the callosal projections were calculated for each subject. These were the average fractional anisotropy (AFA) and the average mean, radial, and axial diffusivity. RESULTS Subjects with TSC had significantly lower AFA and higher average mean, radial, and axial diffusivity values compared to controls. Subjects with TSC and ASD had significantly lower AFA values compared to those without ASD and compared to controls. Subjects with TSC without ASD had similar AFA values compared to controls. CONCLUSION Diffusion tensor scalar parameters provided measures of properties of the three-dimensional callosal projections. In TSC, changes in these parameters may reflect microstructural changes in myelination, axonal integrity, or extracellular environment. Alterations in white matter microstructural properties were associated with TSC, and larger changes were associated with TSC and ASD, thus establishing a relationship between altered white matter microstructural integrity and brain function.
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- Jurriaan M Peters
- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Keller SS, Ahrens T, Mohammadi S, Gerdes JS, Möddel G, Kellinghaus C, Kugel H, Weber B, Ringelstein EB, Deppe M. Voxel-based statistical analysis of fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity in patients with unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy of unknown cause. J Neuroimaging 2011; 23:352-9. [PMID: 22211942 DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00673.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine regional alterations of fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) in patients with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-negative temporal lobe epilepsy with unknown cause (TLEu) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and voxel-based statistics (VBS). METHODS Ten patients with left TLEu and no abnormality on conventional MRI and 81 age-matched neurological healthy controls were studied. VBS analyses were used to compare FA and MD differences between patients and controls. All results were reported using stringent statistical thresholds corrected for multiple comparisons. RESULTS Patients with TLEu had widespread and bilateral reduction of white matter FA, encompassing the temporal lobes, entire corpus callosum, thalamus, and other regions relative to controls. Increased MD was more spatially limited in patients, but was also observed in the thalamus. FA of the putamen was significantly increased bilaterally in patients relative to controls, which correlated with increasing macroscopic atrophy of the putamen. DISCUSSION Water diffusion abnormalities are widespread and bilaterally distributed in patients with unilateral TLEu, which are beyond the resolution of conventional MRI. FA alterations are more widespread relative to MD alterations. This is the first study to show evidence of interrelated microscopic (ie, FA increase) and macroscopic (ie, atrophy) alterations of the putamen in patients with TLEu.
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Widjaja E, Geibprasert S, Otsubo H, Snead OC, Mahmoodabadi SZ. Diffusion tensor imaging assessment of the epileptogenic zone in children with localization-related epilepsy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2011; 32:1789-94. [PMID: 21998108 PMCID: PMC7966002 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 02/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Patients with MR imaging-negative epilepsy could have subtle FCD. Our aim was to determine if structural changes could be identified by using DTI in children with intractable epilepsy, from MR imaging-visible FCD and MR imaging-negative localization-related epilepsy, that were concordant with the epileptogenic zone as defined by using the MEG dipole cluster. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight children with MR imaging-visible FCD and 16 with MR imaging-negative epilepsy underwent DTI and MEG. Twenty-six age-matched healthy children underwent DTI. Analysis was performed on controls across individual patients. Agreement between the location of DTI abnormalities and FCD and MEG dipole clusters was assessed. RESULTS In patients with MR imaging-visible FCD, abnormal FA, MD, λ(1), λ(2), and λ(3) were lobar concordant with the MEG dipole cluster in 4/8 (50.0%), 5/8 (62.5%), 3/8 (37.5%), 6/8 (75.0%), and 5/8 (62.5%), respectively. In patients with MR imaging-visible FCD, abnormal FA, MD, λ(1), λ(2), and λ(3) overlapped the x-, y-, and z-axes of the MEG dipole cluster in 1/8 (12.5%), 4/8 (50%), 4/8 (50%), 6/8 (75%), and 4/8 (50%), respectively, and with FCD in 1/8 (12.5%), 3/8 (37.5%), 0/8 (0%), 3/8 (37.5%), and 1/8 (12.5%), respectively. In patients with MR imaging-negative epilepsy, abnormal FA, MD, λ(1), λ(2), and λ(3) were lobar-concordant with the MEG dipole cluster in 11/16 (68.8%), 11/16 (68.8%), 8/16 (50.0%), 10/16 (62.5%), and 10/16 (62.5%), respectively, and overlapped the x-, y-, and z-axes of the MEG dipole cluster in 9/16 (56.3%), 10/16 (62.5%), 8/16 (50%), 8/16 (50%), and 8/16 (50%), respectively. There was no significant difference between abnormal DTI lobar concordance with the MEG dipole cluster in patients with MR imaging-visible FCD and MR imaging-negative epilepsy. CONCLUSIONS White matter changes can be detected with DTI in children with MR imaging-visible FCD and MR imaging-negative epilepsy, which were concordant with the epileptogenic zone in more than half of the patients.
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- E Widjaja
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Perry MS, Duchowny M. Surgical management of intractable childhood epilepsy: curative and palliative procedures. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2011; 18:195-202. [PMID: 22062944 DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2011.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Epilepsy surgery is increasingly used to treat intractable childhood-onset epilepsy although it remains an underused treatment option. Advances in technology allowing more accurate identification of the epileptogenic zone along with a better understanding of the benefits of both curative and palliative epilepsy surgery have resulted in an increase of potential candidates. This review covers factors contributing to medical intractability and then details the evaluation of potential surgical candidates. We discuss pre-, peri-, and postoperative variables that lead to curative procedures and highlight the role of palliative epilepsy surgery in cases in which seizure freedom is unlikely.
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- M Scott Perry
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Kao YC, Peng SSF, Weng WC, Lin MI, Lee WT. Evaluation of white matter changes in agyria-pachygyria complex using diffusion tensor imaging. J Child Neurol 2011; 26:433-9. [PMID: 20929906 DOI: 10.1177/0883073810382452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Associated abnormalities of the white matter in patients with agyria-pachygyria complex have rarely been investigated using new imaging modalities like diffusion tensor imaging. The present study evaluated the white matter changes of 9 children with agyria-pachygyria complex using diffusion tensor imaging. Regions of interest were placed in 17 white matter tracts. Compared with normal controls, the axial diffusivity of the genu of the corpus callosum, corticospinal tract, and fornix in patients with agyria-pachygyria complex was decreased. In the subcortical white matter without changes in T2-weighted image, there were significant decreases in fractional anisotropy and axial diffusivity and increases in radial diffusivity, indicating significant alterations of the white matter. Since axial diffusivity and radial diffusivity reflect changes in the axon and myelin, respectively, the findings here indicate disturbance in both axonal and myelin development in agyria-pachygyria complex.
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- Yu-Chia Kao
- Department of Pediatrics, E-DA Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Vulliemoz S, Vollmar C, Koepp MJ, Yogarajah M, O’Muircheartaigh J, Carmichael DW, Stretton J, Richardson MP, Symms MR, Duncan JS. Connectivity of the supplementary motor area in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and frontal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia 2010; 52:507-14. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02770.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Spalice A, Nicita F, Papetti L, Ursitti F, Di Biasi C, Parisi P, Ruggieri M, Iannetti P. Usefulness of diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography in neurological and neurosurgical pediatric diseases. Childs Nerv Syst 2010; 26:995-1002. [PMID: 20552206 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1192-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2010] [Accepted: 05/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) with fiber tractography (FT) is a recently introduced imaging technique that is unique in providing detailed imaging of white matter (WM) tracts and connectivity between different regions of the brain not easily appreciated with other imaging methods. DISCUSSION DTI has been used in recent years to investigate several disease conditions involving WM, including brain malformations, cerebral ischemia, multiple sclerosis, neurocutaneous syndromes, and brain tumors. CONCLUSION In this paper, we focus our attention on the main applications of DTI-FT in the field of pediatric neurology, adding our personal experience.
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- Alberto Spalice
- Department of Pediatrics, Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Diffusion tensor imaging in patients with focal epilepsy due to cortical dysplasia in the temporo-occipital region: Electro-clinico-pathological correlations. Epilepsy Res 2010; 90:178-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2009] [Revised: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Guye M, Bettus G, Bartolomei F, Cozzone PJ. Graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional connectivity MRI in normal and pathological brain networks. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2010; 23:409-21. [PMID: 20349109 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-010-0205-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Revised: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional connectivity MRI data (ie. diffusion tractography or cortical volume correlation and resting-state or task-related (effective) fMRI, respectively) has provided new measures of human brain organization in vivo. The most striking discovery is that the whole-brain network exhibits "small-world" properties shared with many other complex systems (social, technological, information, biological). This topology allows a high efficiency at different spatial and temporal scale with a very low wiring and energy cost. Its modular organization also allows for a high level of adaptation. In addition, degree distribution of brain networks demonstrates highly connected hubs that are crucial for the whole-network functioning. Many of these hubs have been identified in regions previously defined as belonging to the default-mode network (potentially explaining the high basal metabolism of this network) and the attentional networks. This could explain the crucial role of these hub regions in physiology (task-related fMRI data) as well as in pathophysiology. Indeed, such topological definition provides a reliable framework for predicting behavioral consequences of focal or multifocal lesions such as stroke, tumors or multiple sclerosis. It also brings new insights into a better understanding of pathophysiology of many neurological or psychiatric diseases affecting specific local or global brain networks such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease or schizophrenia. Graph theoretical analysis of connectivity MRI data provides an outstanding framework to merge anatomical and functional data in order to better understand brain pathologies.
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- Maxime Guye
- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale, UMR CNRS 6612, Faculté de Médecine, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille Cedex 05, France.
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Simao G, Raybaud C, Chuang S, Go C, Snead OC, Widjaja E. Diffusion tensor imaging of commissural and projection white matter in tuberous sclerosis complex and correlation with tuber load. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:1273-7. [PMID: 20203114 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cortical and white matter changes have been identified outside the MR imaging-visible cortical/subcortical tubers in the tuberous sclerosis complex. The aim of this study was to evaluate DTI changes in the corpus callosum and internal capsules and to correlate the DTI changes with cortical/subcortical tuber load. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve TSC patients and 23 controls underwent MR imaging including DTI. FA, trace, D( ||), and D() of genu and splenium of corpus callosum and right and left internal capsules were assessed. The number and volume of cortical/subcortical tubers were correlated with DTI indices of corpus callosum and internal capsules. RESULTS In the genu and splenium, FA was lower and trace (P < .01) and D() were higher (P < .01), and in the internal capsules, trace was higher (P = .04) in TSC patients compared with controls. The total tuber volume correlated positively with trace of genu (r = 0.77, P < .01) and splenium (r = 0.69, P = .01) and with D() of splenium (r = 0.68, P = .01), and negatively with FA of splenium (r = -0.60, P = .04) of corpus callosum. The left and right hemispheric tuber volume correlated positively with trace of left (r = 0.56, P = .05) and right (r = 0.67, P = .02) internal capsules. CONCLUSIONS Our findings of reduced FA, elevated trace, and elevated D() in the corpus callosum and internal capsules may be related to abnormalities in myelin. The correlations between tuber volume and DTI indices in corpus callosum and internal capsules suggested that more extensive malformation as demonstrated by larger tuber load was more likely to be associated with more severe DTI changes in the commissural and projection white matter.
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- G Simao
- Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Richardson M. Current themes in neuroimaging of epilepsy: brain networks, dynamic phenomena, and clinical relevance. Clin Neurophysiol 2010; 121:1153-75. [PMID: 20185365 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2009] [Revised: 12/24/2009] [Accepted: 01/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Brain scanning methods were first applied in patients with epilepsy more than 30years ago. A very substantial literature now exists in this field, which is exponentially increasing. Contemporary neuroimaging studies in epilepsy reflect new concepts in the epilepsies, as well as current methodological developments. In particular, this area is emphasising the role of networks in epileptogenicity, the existence of dynamic phenomena which can be captured by imaging, and is beginning to validate the implementation of neuroimaging in the clinic. Here, recent studies of the last 5years are reviewed, covering the full range of neuroimaging methods with SPECT, PET and MRI in epilepsy.
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- Mark Richardson
- P043 Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK.
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Widjaja E, Simao G, Mahmoodabadi SZ, Ochi A, Snead OC, Rutka J, Otsubo H. Diffusion tensor imaging identifies changes in normal-appearing white matter within the epileptogenic zone in tuberous sclerosis complex. Epilepsy Res 2010; 89:246-53. [PMID: 20129760 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Revised: 01/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) indices of (i) cortical tubers and (ii) normal-appearing subcortical white matter adjacent to cortical tubers within the epileptogenic zone and non-epileptogenic zone. METHODS Twelve children with tuberous sclerosis complex underwent MRI, DTI and magnetoencephalography (MEG). Regions of interest (ROIs) were placed within cortical tubers and normal-appearing subcortical white matter adjacent to cortical tubers within MEG identified epileptogenic zone and non-epileptogenic zone. Fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (lambda(parallel)) and radial diffusivity (lambda(perpendicular)) were calculated. RESULTS 26 out of 104 cortical tubers were in the epileptogenic zone. FA of cortical tubers in the epileptogenic zone was significantly lower than non-epileptogenic zone (p=0.015). There were no significant differences between MD (p=0.896), lambda(parallel) (p=0.672) and lambda(perpendicular) (p=0.651) of cortical tubers in the epileptogenic and non-epileptogenic zone. In normal-appearing subcortical white matter within the epileptogenic zone, FA was lower (p=0.001) and lambda(perpendicular) (p=0.011) was higher than non-epileptogenic zone. There were no significant differences between MD (p=0.110) and lambda(parallel) (p=0.735) of normal-appearing subcortical white matter within the epileptogenic and non-epileptogenic zone. CONCLUSION DTI changes in normal-appearing white matter within the epileptogenic zone could represent abnormal white matter related to MRI-occult dysplastic cortex or ictal/interictal activity.
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- Elysa Widjaja
- Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
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Bhardwaj RD, Mahmoodabadi SZ, Otsubo H, Snead OC, Rutka JT, Widjaja E. Diffusion tensor tractography detection of functional pathway for the spread of epileptiform activity between temporal lobe and Rolandic region. Childs Nerv Syst 2010; 26:185-90. [PMID: 19915854 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-1017-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of the study was to assess the connectivity between magnetoencephalographic (MEG) dipoles in the temporal lobe and Rolandic region in children with temporal lobe epilepsy using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography. METHODS Six pediatric patients with intractable focal epilepsy had MEG performed, which showed MEG dipoles over both temporal and Rolandic regions in a unilateral hemisphere. DTI tractography was performed on each patient. Six control subjects were studied for comparison. Two volumes of interest (VOIs) that encompassed the MEG dipoles were drawn, one placed in temporal lobe and the other in Rolandic region. Similar VOIs were placed in the contralateral side in the patients and on both sides in controls. Fractional anisotropy (FA) and trace of the external capsules were compared between patients and controls. RESULTS In all patients, a tractography pathway traversing through the external capsule, connecting the temporal and Rolandic MEG dipoles, was visualized. However, on the contralateral hemisphere in each patient, there was no evidence of a similar fiber tract. There was no corresponding tractography pathway identified in either hemisphere within the controls. There were no significant differences in FA and trace between the seizure focus side and contralateral side in the patients. There was no significant difference in FA, but a difference in trace between patients and controls. CONCLUSION We have found aberrant tractography pathway traversing through the external capsule, connecting two distant foci of epileptiform activity. Chronic interictal epileptogenic discharge could play a causal role in the de novo organization of these tracts.
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- Ratan D Bhardwaj
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Suite 2608-12 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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