Subtle brain developmental abnormalities in the pathogenesis of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

M Gilsoul, T Grisar, AV Delgado-Escueta… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), a lifelong disorder that starts during adolescence, is the
most common of genetic generalized epilepsy syndromes. JME is characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] Neurocysticercosis-related seizures: Imaging biomarkers

C Ratcliffe, G Adan, A Marson, T Solomon… - … : European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurocysticercosis (NCC)—a parasitic CNS infection endemic to developing nations—has
been called the leading global cause of acquired epilepsy yet remains understudied. It is …

Abnormal hippocampal structure and function in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and unaffected siblings

L Caciagli, B Wandschneider, F Xiao, C Vollmar… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is the most common genetic generalized epilepsy syndrome,
characterized by a complex polygenetic aetiology. Structural and functional MRI studies …

Probabilistic mapping of thalamic nuclei and thalamocortical functional connectivity in idiopathic generalised epilepsy

Y Chen, N Fallon, BAK Kreilkamp, C Denby… - Human Brain …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is well established that abnormal thalamocortical systems play an important role in the
generation and maintenance of primary generalised seizures. However, it is currently …

Alterations in the hippocampal‐thalamic pathway underlying secondarily generalized tonic–clonic seizures in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: A diffusion tensor …

C Chen, H Li, F Ding, L Yang, P Huang, S Wang… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The epileptogenic network underlying secondarily generalized tonic–clonic
seizures (sGTCS) in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) is not well understood. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] On the potential for mapping apparent neural soma density via a clinically viable diffusion MRI protocol

NG Gyori, CA Clark, DC Alexander, E Kaden - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI is a valuable tool for probing tissue microstructure in the brain noninvasively.
Today, model-based techniques are widely available and used for white matter …

Impaired topological properties of gray matter structural covariance network in epilepsy children with generalized tonic–clonic seizures: a graph theoretical analysis

Y Li, Y Wang, Y Wang, H Wang, D Li, Q Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Modern network science has provided exciting new opportunities for understanding the
human brain as a complex network of interacting regions. The improved knowledge of …

Neuroimaging and thalamic connectomics in epilepsy neuromodulation

EH Middlebrooks, X He, SS Grewal, SS Keller - Epilepsy Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Neuromodulation is an increasingly utilized therapy for the treatment of people with drug-
resistant epilepsy. To date, the most common and effective target has been the thalamus …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative MRI susceptibility mapping reveals cortical signatures of changes in iron, calcium and zinc in malformations of cortical development in children …

S Lorio, J Sedlacik, PW So, HG Parkes, R Gunny… - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Malformations of cortical development (MCD), including focal cortical dysplasia
(FCD), are the most common cause of drug-resistant focal epilepsy in children …

Thalamohippocampal atrophy in focal epilepsy of unknown cause at the time of diagnosis

NJ Leek, M Neason, BAK Kreilkamp… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Patients with chronic focal epilepsy may have atrophy of brain
structures important for the generation and maintenance of seizures. However, little research …