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Ideggyogy Sz ; 69(3-4): 107-21, 2016 Mar 30.
Article in Hungarian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27188003

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BACKGROUND: Contemporary neuroimaging methods disclosed structural and functional cerebral abnormalities in idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs). However, individual electrical (EEG) abnormalities have not been evaluated yet in IGE patients. METHODS: IGE patients were investigated in the drug-free condition and after 3-6 month of antiepileptic treatment. To estimate the reproducibility of qEEG variables a retrospective recruited cohort of IGE patients was investigated. 19-channel resting state EEG activity was recorded. For each patient a total of 2 minutes EEG activity was analyzed by LORETA (Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography). Raw LORETA values were Z-transformed and projected to a MRI template. Z-values outside within the [+3Z] to [-3Z] range were labelled as statistically abnormal. RESULTS: 1. In drug-free condition, 41-50% of IGE patients showed abnormal LORETA values. 2. Abnormal LORETA findings showed great inter-individual variability. 3. Most abnormal LORETA-findings were symmetrical. 4. Most maximum Z-values were localized to frontal or temporal cortex. 5. Succesfull treatment was mostly coupled with disappearence of LORETA-abnormality, persistent seizures were accompanied by persistent LORETA abnormality. DISCUSSION: 1. LORETA abnormalities detected in the untreated condition reflect seizure-generating property of the cortex in IGE patients. 2. Maximum LORETA-Z abnormalities were topographically congruent with structural abnormalities reported by other research groups. 3. LORETA might help to investigate drug effects at the whole-brain level.


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Cerebral Cortex/abnormalities , Cerebral Cortex/physiopathology , Electromagnetic Phenomena , Epilepsy, Generalized/pathology , Epilepsy, Generalized/physiopathology , Neuroimaging/methods , Tomography , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Electroencephalography , Female , Frontal Lobe/abnormalities , Frontal Lobe/physiopathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Retrospective Studies , Temporal Lobe/abnormalities , Temporal Lobe/physiopathology , Young Adult
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Seizure ; 35: 50-5, 2016 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26794010

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PURPOSE: To explore intrahemispheric, cortico-cortical EEG functional connectivity (EEGfC) in benign childhood epilepsy with rolandic spikes (BECTS). METHODS: 21-channel EEG was recorded in 17 non-medicated BECTS children and 19 healthy controls. 180s of spike- and artifact-free activity was selected for EEGfC analysis. Correlation of Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography- (LORETA-) defined current source density time series were computed between two cortical areas (region of interest, ROI). Analyses were based on broad-band EEGfC results. Groups were compared by statistical parametric network (SPN) method. Statistically significant differences between group EEGfC values were emphasized at p<0.05 corrected for multiple comparison by local false discovery rate (FDR). RESULTS: (1) Bilaterally increased beta EEGfC occurred in the BECTS group as compared to the controls. Greatest beta abnormality emerged between frontal and frontal, as well as frontal and temporal ROIs. (2) Locally increased EEGfC emerged in all frequency bands in the right parietal area. CONCLUSIONS: Areas of increased EEGfC topographically correspond to cortical areas that, based on relevant literature, are related to speech and attention deficit in BECTS children.


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Brain Mapping , Electroencephalography , Epilepsy, Rolandic/physiopathology , Rest/physiology , Child , Epilepsy, Rolandic/pathology , Female , Humans , Male , Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
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