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Lee SK. Who are the Better Candidates for Epilepsy Surgery? J Epilepsy Res 2023; 13:37-41. [PMID: 38223357 PMCID: PMC10783962 DOI: 10.14581/jer.23006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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The resective epilepsy surgery can be the effective procedure to get seizure-free outcome in these drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) patients. Class I evidence firmly establishes the superiority of epilepsy surgery over medical treatments in both seizure control and quality of life for DRE patients. For the effective identification of optimal surgical candidates, it's essential to understand the prognostic factors of epilepsy surgery based on the surgical methods employed. Established positive prognostic indicators for temporal resection include the presence of hippocampal sclerosis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), focal lesions on MRI, unilateral temporal spikes, concordant ictal electroencephalography (EEG), and a history of prolonged febrile convulsion. Potential negative predictors encompass preoperative secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures, a normal MRI, postoperative EEG spikes, and age at the time of surgery. For neocortical epilepsy, the prognostic factors identified through multivariate analysis were the presence of a discrete lesion, localized hypometabolism on Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), and localized ictal EEG. A significant correlation was found between achieving a seizure-free outcome in no visible lesion on MRI (MR-negative) epilepsy patients and having concordance in two or more presurgical evaluations, specifically in interictal EEG, ictal EEG, FDG-PET, and ictal single-photon emission computed tomography. There was a marked improvement in the seizure-free outcome in MR-negative temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) by the application of this strategy. The better surgical candidates for epilepsy surgery are the followings: patients displaying a discrete lesion on MRI with concordant video-EEG monitoring (VEM) results, patients diagnosed with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis who have concordant VEM results, patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis but discordant VEM results, patients with focal cortical dysplasia and concordant VEM results, and patients diagnosed with MR-negative TLE who exhibit two or more consistent results from presurgical evaluations.
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- Sang Kun Lee
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Pereira Dalio MTR, Velasco TR, Feitosa IDF, Assirati Junior JA, Carlotti Junior CG, Leite JP, Dos Santos AC, Alexandre V, Nakano FN, Saute RL, Wichert-Ana L, Sakamoto AC. Long-Term Outcome of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery in 621 Patients With Hippocampal Sclerosis: Clinical and Surgical Prognostic Factors. Front Neurol 2022; 13:833293. [PMID: 35547380 PMCID: PMC9084624 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.833293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of focal epilepsy and is frequently drug-resistant (DR) to antiseizure medication (ASM), corresponding to approximately one-third of the cases. When left inadequately treated, it can worsen the quality of life, cognitive deficits, and risk of death. The standard treatment for drug-resistant TLE is the surgical removal of the structures involved, with good long-term outcome rates of 60–70 % and a low rate of adverse effects. The goal of successful treatment is sustained seizure freedom. In our study, we evaluated sustained long-term (up to 23 years) surgical outcomes in 621 patients with DR-TLE associated with hippocampal sclerosis, who underwent a temporal lobectomy. We analyzed the main predictive factors that influence the surgical outcome related to seizure control, through a longitudinal and retrospective study, using a multivariable regression model. We found that 73.6% of the patients were free from disabling seizures (Engel Class I), maintained over time in 65% of patients followed up to 23 years after surgery. We found that four independent variables predicted seizure outcomes. The presence of dysmnesic and olfactory aura predicted a less favorable outcome. The history of febrile seizure and the surgical technique predicted a good outcome. Regarding the type of surgical technique, the standard anteromesial temporal lobectomy (ATL) led to significantly better outcomes (78.6% Engel Class I) when compared to the selective amygdalohippocampectomy via subtemporal approach (67.2% Engel Class I; p = 0.002), suggesting that the neuronal networks involved in the epileptogenic zone may be beyond mesial temporal structures. The multivariable regression model with the above-mentioned predictor variables revealed an ExpB = 3.627 (N = 621, p < 0.001), indicating that the model was able to distinguish between patients with a seizure-free. We conclude that epilepsy surgery is a safe procedure, with low rates of postoperative complications and good long-term results.
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- Marina Teixeira Ramalho Pereira Dalio
- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Neurosurgery, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Neurosurgery, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Hospital of Clinics of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Jain RS, Khan I, Nagpal K. Identification of structural lesion using a 3-Tesla MRI in partial onset epilepsy with a normal CT scan: A perspective of a tertiary centre in Northern India. INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SPECIALITIES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.injms.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Effect of Temporal Neocortical Pathology on Seizure Freeness in Adult Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. World Neurosurg 2018; 116:e801-e805. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Schmeiser B, Hammen T, Steinhoff B, Zentner J, Schulze-Bonhage A. Long-term outcome characteristics in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with and without associated cortical dysplasia. Epilepsy Res 2016; 126:147-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Maccotta L, Moseley ED, Benzinger TL, Hogan RE. Beyond the CA1 subfield: Local hippocampal shape changes in MRI-negative temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia 2015; 56:780-8. [PMID: 25809286 DOI: 10.1111/epi.12955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Hippocampal atrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) can indicate mesial temporal sclerosis and predict surgical success. Yet many patients with TLE do not have significant atrophy (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) negative), which presents a diagnostic challenge. We used a new variant of high-dimensional large-deformation mapping to assess whether patients with apparently normal hippocampi have local shape changes that mirror those of patients with significant hippocampal atrophy. METHODS Forty-seven patients with unilateral TLE and 32 controls underwent structural brain MRI. High-dimensional large-deformation mapping provided hippocampal surface and volume estimates for each participant, dividing patients into low versus high hippocampal atrophy groups. A vertex-level generalized linear model compared local shape changes between groups. RESULTS Patients with low-atrophy TLE (MRI negative) had significant local hippocampal shape changes compared to controls, similar to those in the contralateral hippocampus of high-atrophy patients. These changes primarily involved the subicular and hilar/dentate regions, instead of the classically affected CA1 region. Disease duration instead co-varied with lateral hippocampal atrophy, co-localizing with the CA1 subfield. SIGNIFICANCE These findings show that patients with "MRI-negative" TLE have regions of hippocampal atrophy that cluster medially, sparing the lateral regions (CA1) involved in high-atrophy patients. This suggests an overall effect of temporal lobe seizures manifesting as bilateral medial hippocampal atrophy, and a more selective effect of hippocampal seizures leading to disease-proportional CA1 atrophy, potentially reflecting epileptogenesis.
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- Luigi Maccotta
- Department of Neurology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A
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Clinico-pathological factors influencing surgical outcome in drug resistant epilepsy secondary to mesial temporal sclerosis. J Neurol Sci 2014; 340:183-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Modern Techniques of Epileptic Focus Localization. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2014; 114:245-78. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-418693-4.00010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang J, Liu W, Chen H, Xia H, Zhou Z, Mei S, Liu Q, Li Y. Multimodal neuroimaging in presurgical evaluation of drug-resistant epilepsy. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2013; 4:35-44. [PMID: 24282678 PMCID: PMC3840005 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 09/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Intracranial EEG (icEEG) monitoring is critical in epilepsy surgical planning, but it has limitations. The advances of neuroimaging have made it possible to reveal epileptic abnormalities that could not be identified previously and improve the localization of the seizure focus and the vital cortex. A frequently asked question in the field is whether non-invasive neuroimaging could replace invasive icEEG or reduce the need for icEEG in presurgical evaluation. This review considers promising neuroimaging techniques in epilepsy presurgical assessment in order to address this question. In addition, due to large variations in the accuracies of neuroimaging across epilepsy centers, multicenter neuroimaging studies are reviewed, and there is much need for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to better reveal the utility of presurgical neuroimaging. The results of multiple studies indicate that non-invasive neuroimaging could not replace invasive icEEG in surgical planning especially in non-lesional or extratemporal lobe epilepsies, but it could reduce the need for icEEG in certain cases. With technical advances, multimodal neuroimaging may play a greater role in presurgical evaluation to reduce the costs and risks of epilepsy surgery, and provide surgical options for more patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.
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- Jing Zhang
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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Effects of dual pathology on cognitive outcome following left anterior temporal lobectomy for treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2013; 28:426-31. [PMID: 23886584 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The objective of this retrospective study was to determine if dual pathology [DUAL - focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) and mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS)] in patients with left temporal lobe epilepsy is associated with greater risk for cognitive decline following temporal lobectomy than single pathology (MTS only). Sixty-three adults (Mage=36.5years, female: 52.4%) who underwent left anterior temporal lobectomy for treatment of epilepsy (MTS=28; DUAL=35) completed preoperative and postoperative neuropsychological evaluations. The base rate of dual pathology was 55.5%. Repeated measures ANOVAs yielded significant 2-way interactions (group×time) on most measures of language and memory with generally moderate effect sizes. Specifically, patients with MTS only demonstrated postoperative declines, while those with dual pathology remained unchanged or improved. Results suggest that dual pathology may be associated with better cognitive outcome following epilepsy surgery than MTS alone, possibly reflecting limited functionality of the resected tissue or intrahemispheric reorganization of function in the context of a developmental lesion.
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Spontaneous seizures in a rat model of multiple prenatal freeze lesioning. Epilepsy Res 2013; 105:280-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2012] [Revised: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Giorgio A, De Stefano N. Clinical use of brain volumetry. J Magn Reson Imaging 2013; 37:1-14. [PMID: 23255412 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.23671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based brain volumetry is increasingly being used in the clinical setting to assess brain volume changes from structural MR images in a range of neurologic conditions. Measures of brain volumes have been shown to be valid biomarkers of the clinical state and progression by offering high reliability and robust inferences on the underlying disease-related mechanisms. This review critically examines the different scenarios of the application of MRI-based brain volumetry in neurology: 1) supporting disease diagnosis, 2) understanding mechanisms and tracking clinical progression of disease, and 3) monitoring treatment effect. These aspects will be discussed in a wide range of neurologic conditions, with particular emphasis on Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis.
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- Antonio Giorgio
- Department of Neurological and Behavioral Sciences, University of Siena, Italy
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Desai A, Bekelis K, Thadani VM, Roberts DW, Jobst BC, Duhaime AC, Gilbert K, Darcey TM, Studholme C, Siegel A. Interictal PET and ictal subtraction SPECT: sensitivity in the detection of seizure foci in patients with medically intractable epilepsy. Epilepsia 2012; 54:341-50. [PMID: 23030361 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2012.03686.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Interictal positron emission tomography (PET) and ictal subtraction single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the brain have been shown to be valuable tests in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy. To determine the relative utility of these methods in the localization of seizure foci, we compared interictal PET and ictal subtraction SPECT to subdural and depth electrode recordings in patients with medically intractable epilepsy. METHODS Between 2003 and 2009, clinical information on all patients at our institution undergoing intracranial electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring was charted in a prospectively recorded database. Patients who underwent preoperative interictal PET and ictal subtraction SPECT were selected from this database. Patient characteristics and the findings on preoperative interictal PET and ictal subtraction SPECT were analyzed. Sensitivity of detection of seizure foci for each modality, as compared to intracranial EEG monitoring, was calculated. KEY FINDINGS Fifty-three patients underwent intracranial EEG monitoring with preoperative interictal PET and ictal subtraction SPECT scans. The average patient age was 32.7 years (median 32 years, range 1-60 years). Twenty-seven patients had findings of reduced metabolism on interictal PET scan, whereas all 53 patients studied demonstrated a region of relative hyperperfusion on ictal subtraction SPECT suggestive of an epileptogenic zone. Intracranial EEG monitoring identified a single seizure focus in 45 patients, with 39 eventually undergoing resective surgery. Of the 45 patients in whom a seizure focus was localized, PET scan identified the same region in 25 cases (56% sensitivity) and SPECT in 39 cases (87% sensitivity). Intracranial EEG was concordant with at least one study in 41 cases (91%) and both studies in 23 cases (51%). In 16 (80%) of 20 cases where PET did not correlate with intracranial EEG, the SPECT study was concordant. Conversely, PET and intracranial EEG were concordant in two (33%) of the six cases where the SPECT did not demonstrate the seizure focus outlined by intracranial EEG. Thirty-three patients had surgical resection and >2 years of follow-up, and 21 of these (64%) had Engel class 1 outcome. No significant effect of imaging concordance on seizure outcome was seen. SIGNIFICANCE Interictal PET and ictal subtraction SPECT studies can provide important information in the preoperative evaluation of medically intractable epilepsy. Of the two studies, ictal subtraction SPECT appears to be the more sensitive. When both studies are used together, however, they can provide complementary information.
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- Atman Desai
- Section of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA.
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Craven IJ, Griffiths PD, Bhattacharyya D, Grunewald RA, Hodgson T, Connolly DJA, Coley SC, Batty R, Romanowski CAJ, Hoggard N. 3.0 T MRI of 2000 consecutive patients with localisation-related epilepsy. Br J Radiol 2012; 85:1236-42. [PMID: 22573303 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/30177037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Clinical guidelines suggest that all patients diagnosed with localised seizures should be investigated with MRI to identify any epileptogenic structural lesions, as these patients may benefit from surgical resection. There is growing impetus to use higher field strength scanners to image such patients, as some evidence suggests that they improve detection rates. We set out to review the detection rate of radiological abnormalities found by imaging patients with localised seizures using a high-resolution 3.0 T epilepsy protocol. METHODS Data were reviewed from 2000 consecutive adult patients with localisation-related epilepsy referred between January 2005 and February 2011, and imaged at 3.0 T using a standard epilepsy protocol. RESULTS An abnormality likely to be related to seizure activity was identified in 403/2000 (20.2%) patients, with mesial temporal sclerosis diagnosed in 211 patients. 313/2000 (15.6%) had lesions potentially amenable to surgery. Abnormalities thought unrelated to seizure activity were found in 324/2000 (16.1%), with 8.9% having evidence of ischaemic disease. CONCLUSIONS Since the introduction of the then National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines in 2004, the detection rate of significant pathology using a dedicated 3.0 T epilepsy protocol has not fallen, despite the increased numbers of patients being imaged. This is the largest study of epilepsy imaging at 3.0 T to date and highlights the detection rates of significant pathology in a clinical setting using a high-strength magnet. The prevalence of ischaemic disease in this population is significantly higher than first thought, and may not be incidental, as is often reported.
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- I J Craven
- Department of Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
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Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery failures: a review. EPILEPSY RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2012; 2012:201651. [PMID: 22934162 PMCID: PMC3420575 DOI: 10.1155/2012/201651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2011] [Revised: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) are refractory to antiepileptic drugs in about 30% of cases. Surgical treatment has been shown to be beneficial for the selected patients but fails to provide a seizure-free outcome in 20–30% of TLE patients. Several reasons have been identified to explain these surgical failures. This paper will address the five most common causes of TLE surgery failure (a) insufficient resection of epileptogenic mesial temporal structures, (b) relapse on the contralateral mesial temporal lobe, (c) lateral temporal neocortical epilepsy, (d) coexistence of mesial temporal sclerosis and a neocortical lesion (dual pathology); and (e) extratemporal lobe epilepsy mimicking TLE or temporal plus epilepsy. Persistence of epileptogenic mesial structures in the posterior temporal region and failure to distinguish mesial and lateral temporal epilepsy are possible causes of seizure persistence after TLE surgery. In cases of dual pathology, failure to identify a subtle mesial temporal sclerosis or regions of cortical microdysgenesis is a likely explanation for some surgical failures. Extratemporal epilepsy syndromes masquerading as or coexistent with TLE result in incomplete resection of the epileptogenic zone and seizure relapse after surgery. In particular, the insula may be an important cause of surgical failure in patients with TLE.
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With a major role in revealing epileptogenic lesions, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has also been very helpful in surgical planning and postoperative follow-up of drug-resistant focal epilepsies. In this article, in addition to discussing the most common epileptogenic lesions, advanced quantitative and functional MRI techniques in detecting abnormalities and revealing hemodynamic and microstructural changes are emphasized.
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Voets NL, Bernhardt BC, Kim H, Yoon U, Bernasconi N. Increased temporolimbic cortical folding complexity in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology 2010; 76:138-44. [PMID: 21148116 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e318205d521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Converging evidence suggests that abnormalities of brain development may play a role in the pathogenesis of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). As sulco-gyral patterns are thought to be a footprint of cortical development, we set out to quantitatively map folding complexity across the neocortex in TLE. Additionally, we tested whether there was a relationship between cortical complexity and features of hippocampal maldevelopment, commonly referred to as malrotation. METHODS To quantify folding complexity, we obtained whole-brain surface-based measures of absolute mean cortical curvature from MRI scans acquired in 43 drug-resistant patients with TLE with unilateral hippocampal atrophy, and 40 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. In patients, we correlated changes in cortical curvature with 3-dimensional measures of hippocampal positioning. RESULTS We found increased folding complexity in the temporolimbic cortices encompassing parahippocampal, temporopolar, insular, and fronto-opercular regions. Increased complexity was observed ipsilateral to the seizure focus in patients with left TLE (LTLE), whereas these changes were bilateral in patients with right TLE (RTLE). In both TLE groups, increased temporolimbic complexity was associated with increased hippocampal malrotation. We found tendencies for increased complexity in bilateral posterior temporal cortices in LTLE and contralateral parahippocampal cortices in RTLE to be predictive of unfavorable seizure outcome after surgery. CONCLUSION The anatomic distribution of increased cortical complexity overlapping with limbic seizure networks in TLE and its association with hippocampal maldevelopment further imply that neurodevelopmental factors may play a role in the epileptogenic process of TLE.
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- N L Voets
- Department of Neurology and McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute (WB-322), 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4
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Prévost F, Costa M, Carmant L, Lepore F, Guillemot JP. Effects of hyperthermic seizures on the developing primary visual cortex of the rat. Neuroscience 2010; 171:1120-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Revised: 09/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kim CH, Koo BB, Chung CK, Lee JM, Kim JS, Lee SK. Thalamic changes in temporal lobe epilepsy with and without hippocampal sclerosis: A diffusion tensor imaging study. Epilepsy Res 2010; 90:21-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2009] [Revised: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gama HPP, da Rocha AJ, Valério RMF, da Silva CJ, Garcia LAL. Hippocampal abnormalities in an MR imaging series of patients with tuberous sclerosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:1059-62. [PMID: 20053803 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hippocampal abnormalities are known as highly epileptogenic precursor lesions in the general population, primarily manifesting as MTS. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of hippocampal abnormalities on MR imaging in patients with TS to explore the possible underlying mechanisms of the abnormalities and to identify the relationship between an abnormal HF and epilepsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied MR images and clinical data from 31 patients with TS. The MR imaging protocol was identical for all patients and included tilted coronal images of their temporal lobes. The diagnosis of TSC was made according to established criteria. The HFs of the patients were evaluated from coronal images according to size, morphology, and signal intensity. The data were submitted to statistical analysis, and P values < or = .05 were considered significant. RESULTS We found HF abnormalities in 5 patients. Four had typical MTS, and 1 had HIMAL. We found a positive correlation between childhood febrile seizures and MTS in patients with TS. We also confirmed that patients with altered hippocampi had a tendency to exhibit more cortical tubers. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of this series of patients demonstrated the presence of HF abnormalities, mainly MTS in patients with TS. We also found that the occurrence of febrile seizures during the first year of life appears to be one of the determining factors for MTS development in these patients.
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- H P P Gama
- Service of Radiology, Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil.
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Ramos E, Benbadis S, Vale FL. Failure of temporal lobe resection for epilepsy in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis: results and treatment options. J Neurosurg 2009; 110:1127-34. [PMID: 19249930 DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.jns08638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The purpose of this study was to identify the causes of failed temporal lobe resection in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and the role of repeat surgery for seizure control. METHODS This is a retrospective study of 105 patients who underwent temporal lobe resection for MTS with unilateral electroencephalographic findings. The mean follow-up duration was 36 months (range 24-84 months). Surgeries were all performed by the senior author (F.L.V.). RESULTS Following initial surgical intervention, 97 patients (92%) improved to Engel Class I or II (Group A), and 8 (8%) did not have significant improvement (Engel Class III or IV; Group B). These 8 patients were restudied using video-electroencephalography (EEG) and MR imaging. All major surgical failures occurred within 1 year after initial intervention. Reevaluation demonstrated 3 patients (37.5%) with contralateral temporal EEG findings. Five patients (62.5%) had evidence of ipsilateral recurrent discharges. Four patients underwent extended neocortical resection along the previous resection cavity. Their outcomes ranged from Engel Class I to Class III. Only 1 patient (12.5%) who failed to improve after initial surgery was found to have incomplete resection of mesial structures. This last patient underwent reoperation to complete the resection and improved to Engel Class I. CONCLUSIONS Failure of temporal lobe resection for MTS is multifactorial. The cause of failure lies in the pathological substrate of the epileptogenic area. Complete seizure control cannot be predicted solely by conventional preoperative workup. Initial surgical failures from temporal lobe resection often benefit from reevaluation, because reoperation may be beneficial in selected patients. Based on this work, the authors have proposed a management and treatment algorithm for these patients.
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- Edwin Ramos
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Approach to pediatric epilepsy surgery: State of the art, Part II: Approach to specific epilepsy syndromes and etiologies. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2009; 13:115-27. [PMID: 18590975 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2007] [Revised: 03/13/2008] [Accepted: 05/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The second of this 2-part review depicts the specific approach to the common causes of pediatric refractory epilepsy amenable to surgery. These include tumors, malformations due to abnormal cortical development, vascular abnormalities and certain epileptic syndromes. Seizure freedom rates are high (usually 60-80%) following tailored focal resection, lesionectomy, and hemispherectomy. However, in patients in whom the epileptogenic zone overlaps with unresectable eloquent cortex, and in certain epileptic syndromes, seizure freedom may not be achievable. In such cases, palliative procedures such as callosotomy, multiple subpial transections and vagus nerve stimulation can achieve reduction in seizure severity but rarely seizure freedom. Integration of the new imaging techniques and the concepts of neuronal plasticity, the epileptogenic lesion, the ictal onset, symptomatogenic, irritative, and epileptogenic zones is an expanding and dynamic process that will allow us, in the future, to better decide on the surgical approach of choice and its timing.
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Krsek P, Pieper T, Karlmeier A, Hildebrandt M, Kolodziejczyk D, Winkler P, Pauli E, Blümcke I, Holthausen H. Different presurgical characteristics and seizure outcomes in children with focal cortical dysplasia type I or II. Epilepsia 2009; 50:125-37. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hajek M, Krsek P, Dezortova M, Marusic P, Zamecnik J, Kyncl M, Tomasek M, Krijtova H, Komarek V. 1H MR spectroscopy in histopathological subgroups of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Eur Radiol 2008; 19:400-8. [PMID: 18758785 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1156-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Revised: 06/06/2008] [Accepted: 07/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The aim of the study was to analyze the lateralizing value of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H MRS) in histopathologically different subgroups of mesial temporal lobe epilepsies (MTLE) and to correlate results with clinical, MRI and seizure outcome data. A group of 35 patients who underwent resective epilepsy surgery was retrospectively studied. Hippocampal (1)H MR spectra were evaluated. Metabolite concentrations were obtained using LCModel and NAA/Cr, NAA/Cho, NAA/(Cr+Cho), Cho/Cr ratios and coefficients of asymmetry were calculated. MRI correctly lateralized 89% of subjects and (1)H MRS 83%. MRI together with (1)H MRS correctly lateralized 100% of patients. Nineteen subjects had "classical" hippocampal sclerosis (HS), whereas the remaining 16 patients had "mild" HS. Nineteen patients had histopathologically proven malformation of cortical development (MCD) in the temporal pole; 16 subjects had only HS. No difference in (1)H MRS findings was found between patients in different histopathological subgroups of MTLE. Our results support the hypothesis that (1)H MRS abnormalities do not directly reflect histopathological changes in MTLE patients. Subjects with non-lateralized (1)H MRS abnormalities did not have a worse postoperative seizure outcome. We found no significant impact of contralateral (1)H MRS abnormality on post-surgical seizure outcome.
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- Milan Hajek
- MR Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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Krsek P, Maton B, Korman B, Pacheco-Jacome E, Jayakar P, Dunoyer C, Rey G, Morrison G, Ragheb J, Vinters HV, Resnick T, Duchowny M. Different features of histopathological subtypes of pediatric focal cortical dysplasia. Ann Neurol 2008; 63:758-69. [PMID: 18571798 DOI: 10.1002/ana.21398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is the most frequent pathological finding in pediatric epilepsy surgery patients. Several histopathological types of FCD are distinguished. The aim of the study was to define distinctive features of FCD subtypes. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed clinical, electroencephalographic, magnetic resonance imaging, neuropsychological, and surgical variables, and seizure outcome data in 200 children. Cortical malformations were histopathologically confirmed in all patients, including mild malformation of cortical development type II (mMCD) in 36, FCD type Ia in 55, FCD type Ib in 39, FCD type IIa in 35, and FCD type IIb in 35 subjects. RESULTS Perinatal risk factors were more frequent in mMCD/FCD type I than FCD type II. Children with FCD type IIb had more localized ictal electroencephalographic patterns and magnetic resonance imaging changes. Increased cortical thickness, abnormal gyral/sulcal patterns, gray/white matter junction blurring, and gray matter signal abnormality in fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and T2-weighted sequences occurred more often in FCD type II, were infrequent in FCD type I, and rare in mMCD. Lobar hypoplasia/atrophy was common in FCD type I. Hippocampal sclerosis was most frequent in FCD type I. Neuropsychological testing demonstrated no significant differences between the groups. There was a trend toward better surgical outcomes in FCD type II compared with FCD type I patients. INTERPRETATION Different histopathological types of mMCD/FCD have distinct clinical and imaging characteristics. The ability to predict the subtype before surgery could influence surgical planning. Invasive electroencephalographic study should be considered when mMCD/FCD type I is expected based on noninvasive tests.
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- Pavel Krsek
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charles University, Second Medical School, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Hamiwka LD, Wirrell EC. Epilepsy in patients with cerebral malformations. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2008; 87:387-407. [PMID: 18809035 DOI: 10.1016/s0072-9752(07)87021-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- Lorie D Hamiwka
- University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine and Alberta Children's Hospital, 1888 Shaganappi Trail NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Keller SS, Roberts N. Voxel-based morphometry of temporal lobe epilepsy: an introduction and review of the literature. Epilepsia 2007; 49:741-57. [PMID: 18177358 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01485.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 322] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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We review the applications and results of voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies that have reported brain changes associated with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). A PubMed search yielded 18 applications of VBM to study brain abnormalities in patients with TLE up to May 2007. Across studies, 26 brain regions were found to be significantly reduced in volume relative to healthy controls. There was a strong asymmetrical distribution of temporal lobe abnormalities preferentially observed ipsilateral to the seizure focus, particularly of the hippocampus (82.35% of all studies), parahippocampal gyrus (47.06%), and entorhinal (23.52%) cortex. The contralateral hippocampus was reported as abnormal in 17.65% of studies. There was a much more bilateral distribution of extratemporal lobe atrophy, preferentially affecting the thalamus (ipsilateral = 61.11%, contralateral = 50%) and parietal lobe (ipsilateral = 47.06%, contralateral = 52.94%). VBM generally reveals a distribution of brain abnormalities in patients with TLE consistent with the region-of-interest neuroimaging and postmortem literature. It is unlikely that VBM has any clinical utility given the lack of robustness for individual comparisons. However, VBM may help elucidate some unresolved important research questions such as how recurrent temporal lobe seizures affect hippocampal and extrahippocampal morphology using serial imaging acquisitions.
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- Simon Sean Keller
- The Magnetic Resonance and Image Analysis Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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Epilepsy is a complex disease with diverse clinical characteristics that preclude a singular mechanism. One way to gain insight into potential mechanisms is to reduce the features of epilepsy to its basic components: seizures, epileptogenesis, and the state of recurrent unprovoked seizures that defines epilepsy itself. A common way to explain seizures in a normal individual is that a disruption has occurred in the normal balance of excitation and inhibition. The fact that multiple mechanisms exist is not surprising given the varied ways the normal nervous system controls this balance. In contrast, understanding seizures in the brain of an individual with epilepsy is more difficult because seizures are typically superimposed on an altered nervous system. The different environment includes diverse changes, making mechanistic predictions a challenge. Understanding the mechanisms of seizures in an individual with epilepsy is also more complex than understanding the mechanisms of seizures in a normal individual because epilepsy is not necessarily a static condition but can continue to evolve over the lifespan. Using temporal lobe epilepsy as an example, it is clear that genes, developmental mechanisms, and neuronal plasticity play major roles in creating a state of underlying hyperexcitability. However, the critical control points for the emergence of chronic seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy, as well as their persistence, frequency, and severity, are questions that remain unresolved.
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- Helen E Scharfman
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Building 35, Orangetown, NY 10962, USA.
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Scorza FA, Albuquerque MD, Arida RM, Cavalheiro EA. Alterações cardiovasculares e morte súbita nas epilepsias. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2007; 65:461-6. [PMID: 17665016 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000300019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2006] [Accepted: 03/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A epilepsia é a doença neurológica crônica grave mais comum e o fenômeno da morte súbita nas epilepsias (SUDEP) é a causa direta de morte mais importante nesta doença. A causa da SUDEP ainda é desconhecida, no entanto, alterações cardiovasculares têm sido sugeridas como os mecanismos mais comuns. Sendo assim, enfatizamos nesta revisão a relação existente entre SUDEP e alterações cardiovasculares.
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- Fulvio Alexandre Scorza
- Neurologia Experimental da Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
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González-Martínez JA, Srikijvilaikul T, Nair D, Bingaman WE. Long-term Seizure Outcome in Reoperation after Failure of Epilepsy Surgery. Neurosurgery 2007; 60:873-80; discussion 873-80. [PMID: 17460523 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000255438.13871.fa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Treatment of patients who fail epilepsy surgery is problematic. Selected patients may be candidates for further surgery, potentially leading to a significant decrease in the frequency and severity of seizures. We present our long-term outcome series of highly investigated patients who failed resective epilepsy surgery and subsequently underwent reoperative resective procedures.
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We performed a retrospective consecutive analysis of patients who underwent reoperative procedures because of medically intractable epilepsy at our institution from 1990 to 2001. Seventy patients underwent reoperative epilepsy surgery, with 57 patients having a minimum follow-up period of 2 years. We assessed the relationship between seizure outcome and categorical variables using χ2 and Fisher's exact tests, and the relationship between outcome and continuous variables using a Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Statistical significance was set at a P value of 0.05.
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Of the 57 patients (29 male and 28 female patients), the age of seizure onset ranged from 3 months to 39 years (mean, 10.7 ± 10.3 yr; median, 7 yr). The mean age at reoperation was 24.7 ± 12 years (range, 4–50 yr). The interval between first and second resection was 7 days to 16 years. The follow-up period ranged from 24 to 228 months (mean, 128 mo; mode, 132 mo). Seizure outcome was classified according to Engel's classification. Fifty-two percent of the patients had a favorable outcome (38.6% were Class I and 14.0% were Class II). Patients with tumors as their initial pathology had better outcome compared with patients with focal cortical dysplasia and mesial temporal sclerosis (P < 0.05).
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Reoperation should be considered in selected patients failing epilepsy resective surgery because approximately 50% of patients may have benefit. Patients with cortical dysplasia and mesial temporal sclerosis are less likely to improve after reoperation.
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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Neurobiol Dis 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012088592-3/50035-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] Open
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INTRODUCTION In the 50 years since Penfield outlined the requirements of the epilepsy surgeon, we have seen the introduction of the digitised electroencephalogram (EEG), video telemetry and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. In the operating room, advances in neuro-anaesthesia, the introduction of the operating microscope, image guidance and the ultrasonic aspirator have greatly enhanced the surgeons' technical ability. Despite these changes, the thesis encapsulated in Penfield's statement is that the surgeon needs to understand and interpret the preoperative data in such a way as to identify as closely as possible the epileptogenic zone where he must carry out surgery with the utmost care and diligence, and finally, in the context of audit and follow-up of his surgical patients, he must be able to predict for each individual case the likelihood of success and failure of any particular procedure. CONCLUSION Previous articles in this supplement have looked at the specific investigations carried out to identify the epileptogenic zone, but once this data has been gathered, it is the responsibility of the neurosurgeon, within the context of the multidisciplinary team, to decide whether surgery is both feasible and advisable and then to discuss this in depth with the patient and their family and carers. The multidisciplinary epilepsy surgery meeting allows cases to be discussed in an open forum and the decisions made in this meeting can then be discussed with the family. The process of consent will begin from the moment any surgical procedure is discussed and should, wherever possible, be reinforced with written, as well as verbal, information. The process of consent should be a continuum until the actual day of surgery. All parties involved in the care and management of the patient should be regarded as stakeholders in this decision, and it is vital that all these stakeholders are working towards a common goal. OBJECTIVES In this article, I will consider the specific aspects of the presurgical investigations that are applicable to the temporal lobe and the differing types of surgery that are likely to be indicated. I will then describe, in detail, the surgical technique of temporal lobe resection, highlighting some of the pitfalls and successes that such surgery can provide.
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- William Harkness
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
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Crino PB, Miyata H, Vinters HV. Neurodevelopmental disorders as a cause of seizures: neuropathologic, genetic, and mechanistic considerations. Brain Pathol 2006; 12:212-33. [PMID: 11958376 PMCID: PMC8095994 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2002.tb00437.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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This review will consider patterns of developmental neuropathologic abnormalities-malformations of cortical development (MCD)--encountered in infants (often with infantile spasms), children, and adults with intractable epilepsy. Treatment of epilepsy associated with some MCD, such as focal cortical dysplasia and tubers of tuberous sclerosis, may include cortical resection performed to remove the "dysplastic" region of cortex. In extreme situations (eg, hemimegalencephaly), hemispherectomy may be carried out on selected patients. Neuropathologic (including immunohistochemical) findings within these lesions will be considered. Other conditions that cause intractable epilepsy and often mental retardation, yet are not necessarily amenable to surgical treatment (eg, lissencephaly, periventricular nodular heterotopia, double cortex syndrome) will be discussed. Over the past 10 years there has been an explosion of information on the genetics of MCD. The genes responsible for many MCD (eg, TSC1, TSC2, LIS-1, DCX, FLN1) have been cloned and permit important mechanistic studies to be carried out with the purpose of understanding how mutations within these genes result in abnormal cortical cytoarchitecture and anomalous neuroglial differentiation. Finally, novel techniques allowing for analysis of patterns of gene expression within single cells, including neurons, is likely to provide answers to the most vexing and important question about these lesions: Why are they epileptogenic?
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- Peter B Crino
- PENN Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
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Montenegro MA, Kinay D, Cendes F, Bernasconi A, Bernasconi N, Coan AC, Li LM, Guerreiro MM, Guerreiro CAM, Lopes-Cendes I, Andermann E, Dubeau F, Andermann F. Patterns of hippocampal abnormalities in malformations of cortical development. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006; 77:367-71. [PMID: 16484646 PMCID: PMC2077709 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.070417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether different types of malformation of cortical development (MCD) are associated with specific patterns of hippocampal abnormalities. METHODS A total of 122 consecutive patients with MRI diagnosis of MCD (53 males, age range 1-58 years) were included in the study. Hippocampal measurements were made on 1-3 mm coronal T1-weighted MRIs and compared with MRIs of normal controls. RESULTS A total of 39 patients had focal cortical dysplasia, 5 had hemimegalencephaly, 5 had lissencephaly-agyria-pachygyria, 11 had SLH, 11 had PNH, 12 had bilateral contiguous PNH, 5 had schizencephaly, and 34 had polymicrogyria. The frequency of hippocampal abnormalities in these patients with MCD was 29.5%. A small hippocampus was present in all types of MCD. Only patients with lissencephaly and SLH had an enlarged hippocampus. Abnormalities in hippocampal rotation and shape were present in all types of MCD; however, these predominated in PNH. None of the patients with lissencephaly-agyria-pachygyria or SLH had hyperintense signal on T2 or FLAIR images or abnormal hippocampal internal architecture. CONCLUSION A small hippocampus was present in all types of MCD; however, the classic MRI characteristics of hippocampal sclerosis were often lacking. Abnormal enlargement of the hippocampus was associated with only diffuse MCD due to abnormal neuronal migration (lissencephaly-agyria-pachygyria and SLH).
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- M A Montenegro
- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas/FCM-UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Eriksson SH, Nordborg C, Rydenhag B, Malmgren K. Parenchymal lesions in pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy: dual and multiple pathology. Acta Neurol Scand 2005; 112:151-6. [PMID: 16097956 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00467.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Dual pathology is reported in 5-30% of temporal lobe resections performed in pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Dual pathology may be of importance for surgical planning and also for the understanding of the pathogenesis of epilepsy. We describe the frequency of dual or multiple pathology, i.e. more than one histopathological diagnosis, in adults with temporal lobe resections. MATERIAL AND METHODS Surgical specimens from 33 consecutive patients with resections including mesial as well as neocortical temporal structures were reviewed. All histopathological findings were recorded. Post-mortem specimens from 11 control subjects were also reviewed. RESULTS Dual or multiple pathology was found in almost half of the epilepsy patients (48%). Hippocampal sclerosis was found in 25 patients (76%), malformations of cortical development in 15 (46%), of which 12 (36%) were microdysgenesis, and low-grade tumours in seven (21%). Apart from mild gliosis, there were no histopathological changes in the control specimens. CONCLUSION Dual or multiple pathology was a common finding in this group of adults with temporal lobe resections. In order to increase our understanding of how aetiological factors may combine in the development of seizures, we consider it relevant and important to report all histopathological findings in epilepsy surgery series.
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- S H Eriksson
- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Epilepsy Research Group, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Microdysgenesis is a microscopic malformation of cortical development characterized by heterotopic neurones and abnormal cortical architecture. It has been described in primary generalized and partial epilepsy. Its significance in epileptogenesis is controversial, partly due to lack of consensus of diagnostic criteria. Different terms have also been used for the malformation. Several quantitative studies have been performed of the histopathological aberrations associated with microdysgenesis. A majority of the studies have revealed an increased number of heterotopic neurones in specimens from epilepsy patients. However, the quantitative values given for abnormal numbers of white matter neurones vary greatly between studies and there is no consensus yet on quantitative criteria for microdysgenesis. There have also been conflicting results from studies correlating microdysgenesis with clinical data. Both favourable and worse outcome after epilepsy surgery have been reported in patients with increased numbers of white matter neurones and microdysgenesis. While some studies have shown earlier seizure onset and increased frequency of mental retardation in patients with microdysgenesis, others have not. Differences in inclusion criteria and definition might contribute to the contradictory results. There is some evidence that microdysgenesis could be important in epileptogenesis, but the mechanisms involved remain unknown and difficult to investigate. A consensus on what histopathological criteria to use for the diagnosis of microdysgenesis is needed to explore this further and enable comparisons between centres. There are advantages and disadvantages both with quantitative stereological and with qualitative assessments. It is necessary to evaluate these in the decision on diagnostic criteria, if possible taking both qualitative and quantitative aspects into account.
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- S H Eriksson
- Epilepsy Research Group, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Recent evidence suggests that in primates, as in rodents, the hippocampus shows a developmental continuum that affects memory abilities from infancy to adulthood. In primates relatively few hippocampal-dependent abilities (e.g. some aspects of recognition memory) are present in early infancy, whereas others (e.g. relational memory) begin to show adult-like characteristics around 2 years of age in monkeys and 5-7 years in humans. Profound and persistent memory loss resulting from insult to the hippocampus in infancy becomes evident in everyday behavior only later in childhood. This pattern of results suggests a maturational gradient within the medial temporal lobe memory system, with most abilities crucially dependent upon the hippocampus emerging in later stages of development, supporting a model of hierarchical organization of memory within the medial temporal lobe.
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- Jocelyne Bachevalier
- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, 954 Gatewood Rd, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Kakita A, Kameyama S, Hayashi S, Masuda H, Takahashi H. Pathologic features of dysplasia and accompanying alterations observed in surgical specimens from patients with intractable epilepsy. J Child Neurol 2005; 20:341-50. [PMID: 15921237 DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200041301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Malformations caused by abnormalities of cortical development, or cortical dysplasias, were examined in surgical specimens from 108 patients with medically intractable epilepsy to determine the scope of histopathologic changes. The relevance of the clinical findings was also evaluated. Various types and degrees of dysplastic features were observed in various combinations, including architectural abnormalities, an increased number of neurons in the molecular layer and/or cortical layer II, neuronal clustering, an increased number of satellite oligodendrocytes, abnormal gyration, single and/or aggregates of heterotopic neurons in the white matter, and the appearance of cytologically abnormal cells, such as giant or dysmorphic neurons and balloon cells. In the temporal lobe specimens, microdysgenesis (corresponding to mild malformations caused by abnormalities of cortical development and type IA/B focal cortical dysplasias) was more frequently observed than Taylor-type focal cortical dysplasia (type IIA/B), whereas in the frontal lobe specimens, the frequency of occurrence of both types was even. The ages at seizure onset and surgery of patients with the latter type were significantly lower than those of patients with the former. On the other hand, prominent astrocytosis in the cortex and white matter was evident in all cases, and many corpora amylacea and neurofibrillary tangle-like inclusions were observed in a subset of cases. An ultrastructural investigation revealed dilatation of the postsynaptic dendritic spines and shafts in the cortex and features indicating the occurrence in the white matter of demyelination followed by remyelination. Thus, with regard to the epileptogenic lesions, although dysplastic changes constitute the pathogenetic basis, the overlapping subsequent degenerative processes involving synapses, dendrites, and axons might contribute to the development of epileptogenic processes. Astrocytes might also actively participate in the development of the pathogenesis of epilepsy.
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- Akiyoshi Kakita
- Department of Pathological Neuroscience, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Japan.
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Ferreira FT, Kobayashi E, Lopes-Cendes I, Cendes F. Structural abnormalities are similar in familial and nonfamilial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Can J Neurol Sci 2004; 31:368-72. [PMID: 15376482 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100003462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Diffuse temporal lobe abnormalities can be observed on MRI of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Our objective was to perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of temporal lobe structures in patients with familial MTLE (FMTLE) and nonfamilial MTLE. METHODS Two groups of patients were ascertained: 67 FMTLE patients (14 with refractory seizures) and 30 patients with nonfamilial refractory MTLE. We performed qualitative analyses of MRI (with multiplanar reconstruction) and volumes of hippocampi and anterior temporal lobes in all patients, and in a normal control group of 23 individuals. We used the Chi-square test and ANOVA for statistical analyses. RESULTS We identified anterior temporal lobe abnormalities by visual analysis in only 4% of FMTLE patients and atrophy of the anterior temporal lobe by volumetric analysis in 19%. In the group of nonfamilial MTLE patients we found anterior temporal lobe abnormalities by visual analysis in 17% of patients and anterior temporal lobe atrophy in 13%. Hippocampal atrophy was present in 90% of FMTLE and in 83% of nonfamilial MTLE. No signs of cortical dysplasia were observed. CONCLUSION Anterior temporal lobe atrophy and other abnormalities outside the mesial portion of temporal lobes were infrequent in both familial and nonfamilial MTLE patients. Despite the genetic basis, hippocampal atrophy in FMTLE is not associated with other abnormalities outside the mesial temporal regions.
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Guimarães CA, Franzon RC, Souza EAP, Schmutzler KMRS, Montenegro MA, Queiroz LDS, Cendes F, Guerreiro MM. Abnormal behavior in children with temporal lobe epilepsy and ganglioglioma. Epilepsy Behav 2004; 5:788-91. [PMID: 15380137 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2004] [Revised: 06/25/2004] [Accepted: 06/25/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood is characterized by great clinical, electroencephalographic, and etiological diversity. The prognosis after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in childhood is usually good, with most patients achieving complete seizure control. However, in some children behavior deteriorates postoperatively. We report two girls (2 and 6 years of age) with refractory seizures due to temporal lobe ganglioglioma. They exhibited aggression and hyperactivity since the beginning of their epilepsy. In both patients, behavioral disturbances worsened postoperatively, despite complete seizure control. Patients and parents should be advised about possible behavioral disturbances after epilepsy surgery, especially in the presence of a temporal lobe developmental tumor, even when seizure control is achieved postoperatively.
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Crino PB. Malformations of cortical development: molecular pathogenesis and experimental strategies. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2004; 548:175-91. [PMID: 15250594 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-6376-8_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are developmental brain lesions characterized by abnormal formation of the cerebral cortex and a high clinical association with epilepsy in infants, children, and adults. Despite multiple anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), treatment of epilepsy associated with MCD may require cortical resection performed to remove the cytoarchitecturally abnormal region of cortex. Single genes responsible for distinct MCD including lissencephaly, subcortical band heterotopia, and tuberous sclerosis, have been identified and permit important mechanistic insights into how gene mutations result in abnormal cortical cytoarchitecture. The pathogenesis of MCD such as focal cortical dysplasia, hemimegalencephaly, and polymicrogyria, remains unknown. A variety of new techniques including cDNA array analysis now allow for analysis of gene expression within MCD.
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- Peter B Crino
- Penn Epilespsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA
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Scantlebury MH, Ouellet PL, Psarropoulou C, Carmant L. Freeze Lesion-Induced Focal Cortical Dysplasia Predisposes to Atypical Hyperthermic Seizures in the Immature Rat. Epilepsia 2004; 45:592-600. [PMID: 15144423 DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.51503.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the effects of focal cortical dysplasia on the behavioral and electrographic features of hyperthermia-induced seizures (HSs) in rats. METHODS A right sensorimotor cortex freeze lesion was induced in postnatal day 1 (P1) rat pups, and HSs were provoked at P10 under continuous monitoring of core temperature; EEGs were recorded from the right amygdala during and after hyperthermia. Controls included both sham-operated at P1 and naïve rats. RESULTS HSs began with jaw myoclonus, followed by hindlimb clonus and generalized convulsions (GCs), and terminated by a period of posthyperthermia depression. The threshold temperature and latency of jaw myoclonus were similar across the groups. However, both the threshold temperature and latency of GCs were significantly lower in lesioned pups than in controls (40.5 +/- 0.5 degrees C, n = 24, vs. 42.0 +/- 0.2 degrees C, n = 21; p < 0.001; 6.7 +/- 0.6 min, n = 20, vs. 8.4 +/- 0.6 min, n = 22; p < 0.05). In lesioned pups, the threshold and latencies for jaw myoclonus and hindlimb clonus were similar, whereas in controls, the progression from one to the other was marked by significant differences in both parameters. Posthyperthermia depression was longer in lesioned (13.3 +/- 1.2 min, n = 21) than in control (8.0 +/- 0.8 min, n = 20; p < 0.0001) pups. Ictal EEG activity was recorded during both behavioral seizures and posthyperthermia depression. CONCLUSIONS An HS in rats with a localized freeze lesion results in lower threshold GC and prolonged ictal manifestations, thus supporting a pathophysiologic link between focal cortical dysplasia and atypical febrile seizures, conditions that have a high prevalence in children with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Morris H Scantlebury
- Department of Pediatrics and Ste-Justine Hospital Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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Srikijvilaikul T, Najm IM, Hovinga CA, Prayson RA, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Bingaman WE. Seizure Outcome after Temporal Lobectomy in Temporal Lobe Cortical Dysplasia. Epilepsia 2003; 44:1420-4. [PMID: 14636350 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.16703.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To identify the temporal lobe cortical dysplasia (CD) histopathology classification subtype and determine the seizure outcome of patients who underwent temporal lobectomy with coincident CD. METHODS We reviewed the data of 28 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy who underwent surgery with pathologically verified CD at our institution from 1990 to 2000. The seizure outcome was assessed at a minimum of 1 year after surgery according to Engel's classification. RESULTS Of 28 patients who underwent surgery, nine (32.1%) had isolated CD, and 19 (67.9%) had CD and hippocampal sclerosis (CD&HS). Twenty-six (92.9%) patients had histopathology subtype Ia (architectural abnormalities). Twenty (71.4%) patients were seizure free (Engel class I). Favorable seizure outcome (Engel class I, II) was achieved in 26 (92.9%) patients. No difference in seizure outcome was noted between patients with CD and CD&HS. CONCLUSIONS The most common histopathologic subtype in patients with temporal lobe CD is type Ia (architectural abnormalities). Temporal lobectomy in temporal lobe epilepsy patients with CD can achieve favorable seizure outcome.
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Bautista JF, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Bingaman WE, Lüders HO. Focal cortical dysplasia and intractable epilepsy in adults: clinical, EEG, imaging, and surgical features. Epilepsy Res 2003; 55:131-6. [PMID: 12948622 DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(03)00118-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The clinical features of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) in adults are poorly understood. The purpose of this report is to describe the clinical, electrographic, and neuroimaging characteristics of adults with FCD undergoing surgical resection for intractable epilepsy. METHODS Case series of 55 patients, aged 17-57 years, with a histopathological diagnosis of FCD. Medical history, neurological examination, non-invasive video-EEG, neuroimaging, and surgical outcome data were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS There were 36 patients with temporal, 19 with extra-temporal lobe resections. Mean age at surgery was 29 years. Mean age at epilepsy onset was 10 years. Dual pathology was seen in 56% of patients, with 68% of these having hippocampal sclerosis (HS). Epilepsy risk factors included febrile seizures (16%), head trauma (16%), CNS infections (11%), and perinatal stroke (4%). Interictal EEG showed regional epileptiform activity in 89% of patients. Only 24% were diagnosed with FCD pre-operatively. Of those with dual pathology, only 6% were suspected of having FCD pre-operatively. Of those patients with >12 months follow-up, surgical outcomes were as follows: 65% seizure-free, 19% significant improvement, 16% without significant improvement. CONCLUSIONS In this series of adult patients with intractable epilepsy and FCD, a significant number have other seizure risk factors, normal neurological examinations and neuroimaging, and regional EEG findings. Dual pathology was common in patients with FCD. FCD should be considered as an etiology of epilepsy even in patients whose evaluation suggests other mechanisms.
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- Jocelyn F Bautista
- Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk S51, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Lewis DV, Barboriak DP, MacFall JR, Provenzale JM, Mitchell TV, VanLandingham KE. Do prolonged febrile seizures produce medial temporal sclerosis? Hypotheses, MRI evidence and unanswered questions. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2002; 135:263-78. [PMID: 12143347 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(02)35025-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Whether or not severe febrile seizures in infancy cause hippocampal injury and subsequent medial temporal sclerosis is an often debated question in epilepsy. Recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of infants suffering from febrile seizures has provided preliminary evidence that abnormally increased T2 signal intensity can be seen in the hippocampi of infants following prolonged and focal febrile seizures. Follow-up MRIs in a few of these infants have confirmed that medial temporal sclerosis can develop following these acute MRI signal changes. In this article, we review the hypotheses and MRI evidence relating to hippocampal injury during prolonged febrile seizures and the later development of medial temporal sclerosis.
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- Darrell V Lewis
- Department of Pediatrics (Neurology), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Trinka E, Unterrainer J, Haberlandt E, Luef G, Unterberger I, Niedermüller U, Haffner B, Bauer G. Childhood febrile convulsions--which factors determine the subsequent epilepsy syndrome? A retrospective study. Epilepsy Res 2002; 50:283-92. [PMID: 12200219 DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(02)00083-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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To analyze the spectrum of epilepsy syndromes which follow childhood febrile convulsions (FC) and to examine whether retrospective analysis of clinical features of the FC enables discrimination of patients who develop temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) from those who develop generalized epilepsy (GE). One hundred and thirteen patients with epilepsy and antecedent FC were retrospectively analyzed. We inquired in detail about the clinical characteristics of FC (age, duration, number, focal symptoms) as well as family history, birth history, neurological status, and psychomotor development before onset of FC. Forty five (39.8%) patients had TLE, 41 (36.6%) GE, and 27 (23.9%) had extratemporal epilepsy (ETE). Patients with TLE had a significantly longer duration of FC (P< or =0.001), more often focal features (P< or =0.001), and febrile status epilepticus (P< or =0.001) than patients with GE. Age at FC, Number of FC, family history, birth history and neurological status at FC did not differ between groups. A stepwise discriminant model allowed correct assignment after cross validation in 84.2% to TLE and in 100% to GE. A broad spectrum of epilepsy syndromes follow FC. We found a strong association of prolonged and focal FC with later development of TLE. Short generalized FC were associated with GE.
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- Eugen Trinka
- Universitätsklinik für Neurologie, Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Austria.
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Thom M, Sisodiya SM, Beckett A, Martinian L, Lin WR, Harkness W, Mitchell TN, Craig J, Duncan J, Scaravilli F. Cytoarchitectural abnormalities in hippocampal sclerosis. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2002; 61:510-9. [PMID: 12071634 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/61.6.510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is the most common pathological substrate for temporal lobe epilepsy with a characteristic pattern of loss of principle neurons primarily in CA1 and hilar subfields. Other cytoarchitectural abnormalities have been identified in human HS specimens, including dispersion of dentate granule cells and cytoskeletal abnormalities in residual hilar cells. The incidence of these features, their relationship to the severity of HS and potential indication of underlying hippocampal maldevelopment is unverified. In a series of 183 hippocampectomies we identified classical HS (grades 3 and 4) in 90% of specimens, granule cell disorganization or severe dispersion in 40% of cases with a bilaminar pattern in 10%, and cytoskeletal abnormalities in hilar cells in 55% of cases. The severity of granule cell disorganization correlated closely with the degree of hippocampal neuronal loss but not with the age at first seizure or a history of a precipitating event for epilepsy such as prolonged febrile seizures. These findings suggest that granule cell disorganization is closely linked with the progression of HS rather than a hallmark of impaired hippocampal maturation. Furthermore, stereological quantitation of granule cells showed evidence of cell loss but greater numbers in regions of maximal dispersion, which may indicate enhanced neurogenesis of these cells. Quantitation of reelin-and calretinin-positive Cajal-Retzius cells in the dentate gyrus molecular layer in 26 cases showed no correlation between the number of these cells and the severity of granule cell dispersion, but increased numbers of these cells were present in HS with respect to control groups. Although a role for Cajal-Retzius cells is therefore not implicated in the mechanism of granule cell disorganization, their excess number may be indicative of underlying hippocampal maldevelopment in HS.
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- Maria Thom
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, University College of London, United Kingdom
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Brierley B, Shaw P, David AS. The human amygdala: a systematic review and meta-analysis of volumetric magnetic resonance imaging. BRAIN RESEARCH. BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS 2002; 39:84-105. [PMID: 12086710 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0173(02)00160-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The structure and function of the human amygdala is attracting increasing attention in the scientific literature, particularly since the advent of high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We carried out a systematic review of the published literature reporting left and right amygdala volumes from MRI in non-clinical subjects. Our aim was to estimate the normal range of the volume of the amygdala and to account for heterogeneity of the measures. The factors we considered included the detail given regarding various subject factors, the plane of scan acquisition, slice thickness and contiguity, magnet strength, positional and volume correction, and the reliability of measurement. Thirty-nine studies with 51 data sets fulfilled selection criteria. The mean+/-95% confidence interval for the left amygdala volume was 1726.7 mm(3)+/-35.1, and right was 1691.7 mm(3)+/-37.2. The left-right difference did not reach statistical significance. The overall range of reported volumes was 1050 mm(3) to 3880 mm(3). The amygdala is significantly larger in men and shows an inverse correlation with age. The main methodological factor found to influence amygdala measurement was anatomical definition. Studies using 'Watson's criteria' (Neurology 42 (1992) 1743) produced significantly larger volumes than the remainder. An index of study quality revealed an inverse relationship with volume-the higher the quality the smaller the volume. This reflected such factors as slice thickness, correction for brain volume, positional correction and number of subjects. We conclude by putting forward a detailed operationalized anatomical delineation of the amygdala, based on Watson's criteria. This work should guide future research in obtaining accurate and reliable amygdala volume measures which in turn will aid comparisons with clinical groups and the specification of structural-functional relationships.
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- B Brierley
- Section of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
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Nishio S, Morioka T, Mihara F, Fukui M. Neuroimaging and neuropathology in epilepsy: With special reference to focal epileptogenic abnormalities. Neuropathology 2002. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1789.1999.00229.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Shunji Nishio
- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute and,
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute and,
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