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High-frequency oscillations in local field potentials recorded with intracranial EEG are putative biomarkers of seizure onset zones in epileptic brain. However, localized 80-500 Hz oscillations can also be recorded from normal and non-epileptic cerebral structures. When defined only by rate or frequency, physiological high-frequency oscillations are indistinguishable from pathological ones, which limit their application in epilepsy presurgical planning. We hypothesized that pathological high-frequency oscillations occur in a repetitive fashion with a similar waveform morphology that specifically indicates seizure onset zones. We investigated the waveform patterns of automatically detected high-frequency oscillations in 13 epilepsy patients and five control subjects, with an average of 73 subdural and intracerebral electrodes recorded per patient. The repetitive oscillatory waveforms were identified by using a pipeline of unsupervised machine learning techniques and were then correlated with independently clinician-defined seizure onset zones. Consistently in all patients, the stereotypical high-frequency oscillations with the highest degree of waveform similarity were localized within the seizure onset zones only, whereas the channels generating high-frequency oscillations embedded in random waveforms were found in the functional regions independent from the epileptogenic locations. The repetitive waveform pattern was more evident in fast ripples compared to ripples, suggesting a potential association between waveform repetition and the underlying pathological network. Our findings provided a new tool for the interpretation of pathological high-frequency oscillations that can be efficiently applied to distinguish seizure onset zones from functionally important sites, which is a critical step towards the translation of these signature events into valid clinical biomarkers.awx374media15721572971001.
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Mapeamento Encefálico , Córtex Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Epilepsias Parciais/patologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Eletrodos Implantados , Eletroencefalografia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , PeriodicidadeRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Medical factors that put adolescents and young adults (AYA) with epilepsy at risk for poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are well-established. Less known is whether medical risk is associated with decreases in global psychological well-being and how self-management self-efficacy might contribute to resilience. The current study seeks to (a) examine the relationship between medical risk and both HRQOL and psychological well-being in AYA with epilepsy and (b) investigate the potential moderating role of self-management self-efficacy. METHODS: A sample of 180 AYA with epilepsy, aged 13-24 years, was recruited from clinic and community settings and completed questionnaires. A medical risk gradient composed of seizure frequency, antiepileptic drugs, and other health problems was created. HRQOL, psychological well-being, and self-management self-efficacy were assessed. RESULTS: Medical risk was negatively associated with HRQOL, such that youth with greater risk scores reported lower HRQOL (r = -0.35, p < .01). However, there was no significant relationship between medical risk and psychological well-being (r = -0.08, p = .31). Self-efficacy was positively correlated with HRQOL and well-being (r = 0.50, p < .01; r = 0.48, p < .01). A moderation effect was detected, such that the positive effect of self-efficacy on HRQOL differed across medical risk levels. IMPLICATIONS: Cultivating psychological strengths, as opposed to solely addressing medical problems, may be a promising intervention target when treating AYA with epilepsy, including those navigating healthcare transitions. Self-efficacy predicted HRQOL at most levels of risk, suggesting an important modifiable intrinsic factor that may promote resilience.
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Epilepsia/psicologia , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Resiliência Psicológica , Autoeficácia , Autogestão , Adolescente , Epilepsia/terapia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Inquéritos e Questionários , Transição para Assistência do Adulto , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: A prospective multicenter phase III trial was undertaken to evaluate the performance and tolerability in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) of an investigational wearable surface electromyographic (sEMG) monitoring system for the detection of generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCSs). METHODS: One hundred ninety-nine patients with a history of GTCSs who were admitted to the EMU in 11 level IV epilepsy centers for clinically indicated video-electroencephalographic monitoring also received sEMG monitoring with a wearable device that was worn on the arm over the biceps muscle. All recorded sEMG data were processed at a central site using a previously developed detection algorithm. Detected GTCSs were compared to events verified by a majority of three expert reviewers. RESULTS: For all subjects, the detection algorithm detected 35 of 46 (76%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.61-0.87) of the GTCSs, with a positive predictive value (PPV) of 0.03 and a mean false alarm rate (FAR) of 2.52 per 24 h. For data recorded while the device was placed over the midline of the biceps muscle, the system detected 29 of 29 GTCSs (100%, 95% CI = 0.88-1.00), with a detection delay averaging 7.70 s, a PPV of 6.2%, and a mean FAR of 1.44 per 24 h. Mild to moderate adverse events were reported in 28% (55 of 199) of subjects and led to study withdrawal in 9% (17 of 199). These adverse events consisted mostly of skin irritation caused by the electrode patch that resolved without treatment. No serious adverse events were reported. SIGNIFICANCE: Detection of GTCSs using an sEMG monitoring device on the biceps is feasible. Proper positioning of this device is important for accuracy, and for some patients, minimizing the number of false positives may be challenging.
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Eletromiografia/métodos , Epilepsia Tônico-Clônica/diagnóstico , Epilepsia Tônico-Clônica/fisiopatologia , Monitorização Ambulatorial/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Motion-robust multi-slab imaging of hippocampal inner structure in vivo at 7T. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Motion is a crucial issue for ultra-high resolution imaging, such as can be achieved with 7T MRI. An acquisition protocol was designed for imaging hippocampal inner structure at 7T. It relies on a compromise between anatomical details visibility and robustness to motion. In order to reduce acquisition time and motion artifacts, the full slab covering the hippocampus was split into separate slabs with lower acquisition time. A robust registration approach was implemented to combine the acquired slabs within a final 3D-consistent high-resolution slab covering the whole hippocampus. Evaluation was performed on 50 subjects overall, made of three groups of subjects acquired using three acquisition settings; it focused on three issues: visibility of hippocampal inner structure, robustness to motion artifacts and registration procedure performance. RESULTS: Overall, T2-weighted acquisitions with interleaved slabs proved robust. Multi-slab registration yielded high quality datasets in 96 % of the subjects, thus compatible with further analyses of hippocampal inner structure. CONCLUSION: Multi-slab acquisition and registration setting is efficient for reducing acquisition time and consequently motion artifacts for ultra-high resolution imaging of the inner structure of the hippocampus.
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Mapeamento Encefálico/métodos , Hipocampo/diagnóstico por imagem , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Algoritmos , Artefatos , Voluntários Saudáveis , Humanos , Aumento da Imagem/métodos , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Imageamento Tridimensional , Movimento (Física) , Prevalência , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesRESUMO
RATIONALE: Seizures are among the most common clinical presentations of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). This syndrome has rarely been reported to cause chronic epilepsy or persistent cortical dysfunction. The prognostic value of EEG findings during PRES is unknown. We retrospectively evaluated EEG characteristics in patients with PRES in a single medical center. We also evaluated the long-term outcome regarding seizure occurrence beyond the acute phase in these patients. METHODS: We searched a radiology database at the University of Minnesota from 1997 to 2012 to identify patients with clinically and radiologically diagnosed PRES. Among the patients with PRES, we reviewed MRI images, EEG findings, clinical manifestations including seizure occurrences, and clinical outcomes beyond the acute phase. RESULTS: Seventy-five patients were included in the study. Fifty-eight out of seventy-five (77.3%) patients with PRES had seizures. A total of 48 EEG studies were performed in 38 patients. Generalized slowing was the most common EEG pattern. Among the 38 patients who had EEGs, 37 (97.3%) patients had diffuse or focal slowing of the background, and 11 (28.9%) patients had IEDs. Four out of seventy-five (5.3%) patients had seizures later than one month beyond their hospitalization for PRES. None of these 4 patients had seizures before the episode of PRES. Two patients developed chronic epilepsy, with seizures occurring later than one year after the PRES. CONCLUSION: Most patients who had seizures or who had epileptiform activities in EEG during PRES did not subsequently develop chronic epilepsy. No patient developed chronic epilepsy in the absence of clinical seizures during PRES. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome may infrequently be associated with subsequent development of symptomatic epilepsy.
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Encefalopatias/complicações , Encefalopatias/patologia , Ondas Encefálicas/fisiologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Lobo Parietal/patologia , Convulsões/etiologia , Adulto , Idoso , Eletroencefalografia , Epilepsia/complicações , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Lobo Occipital/patologia , Síndrome da Leucoencefalopatia Posterior , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Convulsões/diagnósticoRESUMO
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) using Medtronic's Percept™ PC implantable pulse generator is FDA-approved for treating Parkinson's disease (PD), essential tremor, dystonia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and epilepsy. Percept™ PC enables simultaneous recording of neural signals from the same lead used for stimulation. Many Percept™ PC sensing features were built with PD patients in mind, but these features are potentially useful to refine therapies for many different disease processes. When starting our ongoing epilepsy research study, we found it difficult to find detailed descriptions about these features and have compiled information from multiple sources to understand it as a tool, particularly for use in patients other than those with PD. Here we provide a tutorial for scientists and physicians interested in using Percept™ PC's features and provide examples of how neural time series data is often represented and saved. We address characteristics of the recorded signals and discuss Percept™ PC hardware and software capabilities in data pre-processing, signal filtering, and DBS lead performance. We explain the power spectrum of the data and how it is shaped by the filter response of Percept™ PC as well as the aliasing of the stimulation due to digitally sampling the data. We present Percept™ PC's ability to extract biomarkers that may be used to optimize stimulation therapy. We show how differences in lead type affects noise characteristics of the implanted leads from seven epilepsy patients enrolled in our clinical trial. Percept™ PC has sufficient signal-to-noise ratio, sampling capabilities, and stimulus artifact rejection for neural activity recording. Limitations in sampling rate, potential artifacts during stimulation, and shortening of battery life when monitoring neural activity at home were observed. Despite these limitations, Percept™ PC demonstrates potential as a useful tool for recording neural activity in order to optimize stimulation therapies to personalize treatment.
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Estimulação Encefálica Profunda , Epilepsia , Tremor Essencial , Doença de Parkinson , Humanos , Tálamo , Epilepsia/diagnóstico , Epilepsia/terapia , Doença de Parkinson/terapia , Tremor Essencial/diagnóstico , Tremor Essencial/terapiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: Although topiramate is widely prescribed for epilepsy and migraine, there is no intravenous product. We have developed an injectable topiramate formulation in which the drug is solubilized in a cyclodextrin matrix, Captisol(®) (Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., La Jolla, CA). Our long-term goal is to evaluate intravenous topiramate for the treatment of neonatal seizures. Prior to studies in newborns, we carried out an investigation of injectable topiramate's safety and pharmacokinetics in adult patients. METHODS: Twenty adult volunteers with epilepsy or migraine on stable, on maintenance topiramate therapy were given 25 mg of a stable-labeled intravenous topiramate over 10 min, followed by their usual oral doses. Vital signs were taken, electrocardiography studies (ECGs) were recorded, and the infusion sites were periodically examined prior to and up to 24 h after dosing. Blood samples were collected prior to administration and serially for 96 h thereafter. Plasma concentrations of both stable-labeled and regular topiramate were measured using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Concentration-time data were analyzed using a noncompartmental approach with WinNonlin 5.2 (Pharsight Corporation, Mountain View, CA, U.S.A.). KEY FINDINGS: Seven patients experienced one or more of the following minor adverse events including nausea and vomiting (1), tingling around the lips (1), paresthesia in the arms and legs (1), and a mild vasovagal response with intravenous catheter placement (1). Included in the adverse events were four patients with epilepsy who had seizures consistent with their histories. There were no changes in heart rate, blood pressure, or ECG results, and there were no infusion site reactions. Pharmacokinetic parameters (mean ± standard deviation [SD]) determined following the intravenous dose included absolute bioavailability: 110 ± 16%, distribution volume: 0.79 ± 0.22 L/kg, clearance: 2.03 ± 1.07 L/h, and elimination half-life: 27.6 ± 9.7 h. Distribution volume, half-life, and clearance were significantly altered by enzyme-inducing drugs. SIGNIFICANCE: A single 25-mg dose of intravenous topiramate caused minimal infusion site or systemic adverse effects in patients taking oral topiramate. Pharmacokinetic results show that oral topiramate is completely absorbed and that its steady-state elimination half-life is longer than previously assumed, which permits once or twice daily dosing even in the presence of enzyme-inducing drugs. The information from this study can inform the design of subsequent studies in adults, older children, and newborns, including controlled clinical trials intended to determine the efficacy and safety of intravenous topiramate for neonatal seizures.
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Anticonvulsivantes/administração & dosagem , Epilepsia/tratamento farmacológico , Frutose/análogos & derivados , Transtornos de Enxaqueca/tratamento farmacológico , Administração Oral , Adulto , Idoso , Anticonvulsivantes/efeitos adversos , Anticonvulsivantes/farmacocinética , Anticonvulsivantes/uso terapêutico , Pressão Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Eletrocardiografia/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Frutose/administração & dosagem , Frutose/efeitos adversos , Frutose/farmacocinética , Frutose/uso terapêutico , Frequência Cardíaca/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Infusões Intravenosas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , TopiramatoRESUMO
Objective.High-frequency oscillations (HFOs) are considered a biomarker of the epileptogenic zone in intracranial EEG recordings. However, automated HFO detectors confound true oscillations with spurious events caused by the presence of artifacts.Approach.We hypothesized that, unlike pseudo-HFOs with sharp transients or arbitrary shapes, real HFOs have a signal characteristic that can be represented using a small number of oscillatory bases. Based on this hypothesis using a sparse representation framework, this study introduces a new classification approach to distinguish true HFOs from the pseudo-events that mislead seizure onset zone (SOZ) localization. Moreover, we further classified the HFOs into ripples and fast ripples by introducing an adaptive reconstruction scheme using sparse representation. By visualizing the raw waveforms and time-frequency representation of events recorded from 16 patients, three experts labeled 6400 candidate events that passed an initial amplitude-threshold-based HFO detector. We formed a redundant analytical multiscale dictionary built from smooth oscillatory Gabor atoms and represented each event with orthogonal matching pursuit by using a small number of dictionary elements. We used the approximation error and residual signal at each iteration to extract features that can distinguish the HFOs from any type of artifact regardless of their corresponding source. We validated our model on sixteen subjects with thirty minutes of continuous interictal intracranial EEG recording from each.Main results.We showed that the accuracy of SOZ detection after applying our method was significantly improved. In particular, we achieved a 96.65% classification accuracy in labeled events and a 17.57% improvement in SOZ detection on continuous data. Our sparse representation framework can also distinguish between ripples and fast ripples.Significance.We show that by using a sparse representation approach we can remove the pseudo-HFOs from the pool of events and improve the reliability of detected HFOs in large data sets and minimize manual artifact elimination.
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Eletrocorticografia , Eletroencefalografia , Artefatos , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Humanos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Convulsões/diagnósticoRESUMO
PURPOSE: To determine if ultrahigh-field-strength magnetic resonance (MR) imaging can be used to detect subregional hippocampal alterations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Subjects provided written consent to participate in this prospective institutional review board-approved HIPAA-compliant study. T1- and T2-weighted 7-T brain MR images were acquired in 11 healthy subjects and eight patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In all subjects, images were qualitatively examined for evidence of hippocampal atrophy, signal change, and malrotation with the Bernasconi definition, and digitations of the hippocampal heads were counted (agreement was measured with the κ statistic). Data were analyzed quantitatively with manual subregional hippocampal body segmentation. Subregional data in individual subjects with TLE were compared with data in control subjects to detect deviation from the control range for volume measures on each side and with asymmetry indexes. RESULTS: All eight patients with TLE had hippocampal abnormalities on the epileptogenic side. Subregional analysis revealed selective lateral Ammon horn atrophy in six patients and diffuse Ammon horn and dentate gyrus atrophy in one patient. Paucity of hippocampal digitations occurred on the epileptogenic side in all patients with TLE and also on the contralateral side in three patients (interrater κ value, 0.80). Hippocampal malrotation was observed in three patients with TLE and four control subjects. CONCLUSION: Ultrahigh-field-strength MR imaging permitted detection of selectively greater Ammon horn atrophy in patients with TLE and hippocampal sclerosis. Paucity of digitations is a deformity of the hippocampal head that was detected independent of hippocampal atrophy in patients with mesial TLE.
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Epilepsia do Lobo Temporal/patologia , Hipocampo/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Esclerose , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Localization of interictal cerebral dysfunction with 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-D-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and neuropsychological examination usefully supplements electroencephalography (EEG) and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in planning epilepsy surgery. In MRI-negative mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, correlation of temporal lobe hypometabolism with extracranial ictal EEG can support resection without prior intracranial EEG monitoring. In refractory localization-related epilepsies, hypometabolic sites may supplement other data in hypothesizing likely ictal onset zones in order to intracranial electrodes for ictal recording. Prognostication of postoperative seizure freedom with FDG PET appears to have greater positive than negative predictive value. Neuropsychological evaluation is critical to evaluating the potential benefit of epilepsy surgery. Cortical deficits measured with neuropsychometry are limited in lateralizing and localizing value for determination of ictal onset sites, however. Left temporal resection risks iatrogenic verbal memory deficits and dysnomia, and neuropsychological findings are useful in predicting those at greatest risk. Prognostication of cognitive risks with resection at other sites is less satisfactory.
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Córtex Cerebral/patologia , Epilepsia/patologia , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios/métodos , Mapeamento Encefálico , Córtex Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Eletroencefalografia , Epilepsia/classificação , Epilepsia/diagnóstico por imagem , Epilepsia/cirurgia , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Tomografia por Emissão de PósitronsRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: 7-Tesla MRI of the hippocampus enhances the visualization of its internal substructures. Among these substructures, the cornu Ammonis and subiculum form a contiguous folded ribbon of gray matter. Here, we propose a method to analyze local thickness measurements of this ribbon. METHODS: We introduce an original approach based upon the estimation of a diffeomorphic vector field that traverses the ribbon. The method is designed to handle specificities of the hippocampus and corresponding 7-Tesla acquisitions: highly convoluted surface, non-closed ribbon, incompletely defined inner/outer boundaries, anisotropic acquisitions. We furthermore propose to conduct group comparisons using a population template built from the central surfaces of individual subjects. RESULTS: We first assessed the robustness of our approach to anisotropy, as well as to inter-rater variability, on a post-mortem scan and on in vivo acquisitions respectively. We then conducted a group study on a dataset of in vivo MRI from temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients and healthy controls. The method detected local thinning patterns in patients, predominantly ipsilaterally to the seizure focus, which is consistent with medical knowledge. CONCLUSION: This new technique allows measuring the thickness of the hippocampus from 7-Tesla MRI. It shows good robustness with respect to anisotropy and inter-rater variability and has the potential to detect local atrophy in patients. SIGNIFICANCE: As 7-Tesla MRI is increasingly available, this new method may become a useful tool to study local alterations of the hippocampus in brain disorders. It is made freely available to the community (code: https://github.com/aramis-lab/hiplay7-thickness, postmortem segmentation: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533264).
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Epilepsia do Lobo Temporal , Hipocampo , Atrofia/patologia , Epilepsia do Lobo Temporal/diagnóstico por imagem , Hipocampo/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , ConvulsõesRESUMO
Identifying a structural brain lesion on MRI has important implications in epilepsy and is the most important factor that correlates with seizure freedom after surgery in patients with drug-resistant focal onset epilepsy. However, at conventional magnetic field strengths (1.5 and 3T), only approximately 60%-85% of MRI examinations reveal such lesions. Over the last decade, studies have demonstrated the added value of 7T MRI in patients with and without known epileptogenic lesions from 1.5 and/or 3T. However, translation of 7T MRI to clinical practice is still challenging, particularly in centers new to 7T, and there is a need for practical recommendations on targeted use of 7T MRI in the clinical management of patients with epilepsy. The 7T Epilepsy Task Force-an international group representing 21 7T MRI centers with experience from scanning over 2,000 patients with epilepsy-would hereby like to share its experience with the neurology community regarding the appropriate clinical indications, patient selection and preparation, acquisition protocols and setup, technical challenges, and radiologic guidelines for 7T MRI in patients with epilepsy. This article mainly addresses structural imaging; in addition, it presents multiple nonstructural MRI techniques that benefit from 7T and hold promise as future directions in epilepsy. Answering to the increased availability of 7T MRI as an approved tool for diagnostic purposes, this article aims to provide guidance on clinical 7T MRI epilepsy management by giving recommendations on referral, suitable 7T MRI protocols, and image interpretation.
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Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Epilepsia/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Consenso , HumanosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Neuromodulatory anterior thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy for intractable epilepsy, but few patients achieve complete seizure control with thalamic DBS. Other stimulation sites may be considered for anti-seizure DBS. We investigated bilateral low-frequency stimulation of the endopiriform nuclei (LFS-EPN) to control seizures induced by intracortically implanted cobalt wire in rats. METHODS: Chronic epilepsy was induced by cobalt wire implantation in the motor cortex unilaterally. Bipolar-stimulating electrodes were implanted into the EPN bilaterally. Continuous electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded using electrodes placed into bilateral motor cortex and hippocampus CA1 areas. Spontaneous seizures were monitored by long-term video-EEG, and behavioral seizures were classified based on the Racine scale. Continuous 1-Hz LFS-EPN began on the third day after electrode implantation and was controlled by a multi-channel stimulator. Stimulation continued until the rats had no seizures for three consecutive days. RESULTS: Compared with the control and sham stimulation groups, the LFS-EPN group experienced significantly fewer seizures per day and the mean Racine score of seizures was lower due to fewer generalized seizures. Ictal discharges at the epileptogenic site had significantly reduced theta band power in the LFS-EPN group compared to the other groups. INTERPRETATION: Bilateral LFS-EPN attenuates cobalt wire-induced seizures in rats by modulating epileptic networks. Reduced ictal theta power of the EEG broadband spectrum at the lesion site may be associated with the anti-epileptogenic mechanism of LFS-EPN. Bilateral EPN DBS may have therapeutic applications in human partial epilepsies.
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Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica , Epilepsia/terapia , Córtex Motor/fisiopatologia , Córtex Piriforme , Ritmo Teta/fisiologia , Animais , Região CA1 Hipocampal/fisiopatologia , Estimulação Encefálica Profunda , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Eletrocorticografia , Neuroestimuladores Implantáveis , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , ConvulsõesRESUMO
PURPOSE: To perform a pilot study to quantitatively assess cognitive, vestibular, and physiological function during and after exposure to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system with a static field strength of 10.5 Tesla at multiple time scales. METHODS: A total of 29 subjects were exposed to a 10.5 T MRI field and underwent vestibular, cognitive, and physiological testing before, during, and after exposure; for 26 subjects, testing and exposure were repeated within 2-4 weeks of the first visit. Subjects also reported sensory perceptions after each exposure. Comparisons were made between short and long term time points in the study with respect to the parameters measured in the study; short term comparison included pre-vs-isocenter and pre-vs-post (1-24 h), while long term compared pre-exposures 2-4 weeks apart. RESULTS: Of the 79 comparisons, 73 parameters were unchanged or had small improvements after magnet exposure. The exceptions to this included lower scores on short term (i.e. same day) executive function testing, greater isocenter spontaneous eye movement during visit 1 (relative to pre-exposure), increased number of abnormalities on videonystagmography visit 2 versus visit 1 and a mix of small increases (short term visit 2) and decreases (short term visit 1) in blood pressure. In addition, more subjects reported metallic taste at 10.5 T in comparison to similar data obtained in previous studies at 7 T and 9.4 T. CONCLUSION: Initial results of 10.5 T static field exposure indicate that 1) cognitive performance is not compromised at isocenter, 2) subjects experience increased eye movement at isocenter, and 3) subjects experience small changes in vital signs but no field-induced increase in blood pressure. While small but significant differences were found in some comparisons, none were identified as compromising subject safety. A modified testing protocol informed by these results was devised with the goal of permitting increased enrollment while providing continued monitoring to evaluate field effects.
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Pressão Sanguínea , Cognição/fisiologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Orelha Interna/diagnóstico por imagem , Orelha Interna/fisiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Projetos Piloto , Adulto JovemRESUMO
People with epilepsy must adopt many self-management behaviors, especially regarding medication adherence, stress management, and sleep quality. In response to the need for theory-based self-management programs that people with epilepsy can easily access, the WebEase Web site was created and tested for feasibility, acceptability, and usability. This article discusses the theoretical background and developmental phases of WebEase and lessons learned throughout the development process. The WebEase research team developed content for the Web site on the basis of social cognitive theory, the transtheoretical model of behavior change, and motivational interviewing. Formative research and development of the WebEase program included a literature search, computer use survey, a focus group, and review by content experts and consumers. The program has 2 main components: 1) the modules, which provide a tailored opportunity for learning, reflection, and goal setting, and 2) MyLog, a place to enter daily information.
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Epilepsia/terapia , Internet , Autocuidado , Medicina Baseada em Evidências , Humanos , Cooperação do Paciente , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , Projetos PilotoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: At ultrahigh field, local susceptibility induced hyperintensities are pronounced in brain areas close to air-tissue boundaries in the inferior frontal lobe and temporal lobes on T1w MPRAGE images. Resulting from incomplete inversion, these artefacts can introduce biases in brain volumetry and erroneously suggest the existence of local tissular anomaly. We propose a straightforward approach to eliminate these artefacts by applying a shift (ΔfIR) to the center frequency of the adiabatic inversion pulse while widening the bandwidth of the latter by shortening the pulse duration (ΔtIR). METHODS: An MPRAGE sequence was customized allowing to change the duration (standard: 10,240⯵s) and center frequency of the hyperbolic secant inversion RF pulse (IR). All measurements were performed on a 7â¯T whole body scanner (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany). 13 healthy volunteers (7 female and 6 male, average age (SD)â¯=â¯38⯱â¯15â¯yrs) were recruited for the study, 3 of which were scanned for protocol optimization and the rest for performance evaluation. ΔB0 was mapped through the brain with a gradient echo sequence. The effects of ΔfIR and ΔtIR were studied separately and jointly to determine optimal parameter combinations to achieve the largest spatial extent of complete inversion throughout the brain. RESULTS: Applying a positive ΔfIR restored inversion efficiency in the inferior frontal and temporal lobes, but also introduced undesired hyperintensities in the anterior temporal lobes. Widening the bandwidth alone could also partially reduce hyperintensities in the frontal area but with a limited efficiency. By simultaneously applying a positive ΔfIR of 300â¯Hz and shortening ΔtIR by 40%, these artefacts were eliminated across the whole cerebrum. CONCLUSION: A robust elimination of susceptibility induced hyperintensities near air-tissue boundaries in T1w MPRAGE 7â¯T brain images is demonstrated. This technique only requires limited MR sequence modifications.
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Mapeamento Encefálico , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Neuroimagem , Adulto , Artefatos , Cérebro/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Lobo Frontal/diagnóstico por imagem , Voluntários Saudáveis , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Lobo Temporal/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto JovemRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to document seizure events associated with the use of a computer-based assessment and to describe the contextual factors surrounding these seizure episodes. Study participants were adults with epilepsy who were enrolled at research sites in Atlanta and Boston. Subjects were asked to complete a computer-based assessment at 3 time points. Fourteen seizure events were documented; they occurred during 1.6% of all completed assessments (896) and affected 4.4% of the participants (320). The mean age of participants who experienced seizure events was 41.4 years; about 70% were female, and 70% were white. A variety of possible precipitating factors for seizure events included hunger, fatigue, stress, and medication changes. Participants indicated computer use could have triggered their seizures in 2 instances. These findings suggest use of computer-based assessments may pose minimal risks for adults with epilepsy, particularly those without a history of photosensitivity epilepsy.
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Terminais de Computador , Diagnóstico por Computador/efeitos adversos , Adulto , Idoso , Boston , Diagnóstico por Computador/instrumentação , Eletroencefalografia , Epilepsia Reflexa/epidemiologia , Epilepsia Reflexa/etiologia , Epilepsia Reflexa/prevenção & controle , Feminino , Georgia , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem , Avaliação em Enfermagem , Fatores Desencadeantes , Autocuidado , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Estresse Psicológico/complicaçõesRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Genetic alterations are significant causes of epilepsy syndromes; especially early-onset epileptic encephalopathies and voltage-gated sodium channelopathies are among the best described. Mutations in the SCN2A subunit of voltage-gated sodium channels have been associated with benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures, generalized epilepsy febrile seizures plus, and an early-onset infantile epileptic encephalopathy. METHOD: We describe two infants with medically refractory seizures due to a de novo SCN2A mutation. RESULTS: The first child responded to intravenous lidocaine with significant reduction in seizure frequency and was successfully transitioned to enteral mexiletine. Mexiletine was subsequently used in a second infant with reduction in seizure frequency. CONCLUSION: Class 1b antiarrhythmic agents, lidocaine and mexiletine, may be useful in infants with medically refractory early infantile epileptic encephalopathy secondary to mutations in SCN2A.
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Anticonvulsivantes/administração & dosagem , Epilepsia/tratamento farmacológico , Epilepsia/genética , Mexiletina/administração & dosagem , Canal de Sódio Disparado por Voltagem NAV1.2/genética , Bloqueadores do Canal de Sódio Disparado por Voltagem/administração & dosagem , Administração Oral , Antiarrítmicos/administração & dosagem , Epilepsia/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , MutaçãoRESUMO
Currently available therapeutic interventions for treatment-resistant depression, including switch, combination, and augmentation strategies, are less than ideal. Observations of mood elevation during vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for pharmacoresistant epilepsy suggested a role for VNS therapy in refractory major depression and prompted clinical investigation of this neurostimulation modality. The VNS Therapy System has been available for treatment of pharmacoresistant epilepsy since 1997 and was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment-resistant depression in July, 2005. The physiology of the vagus nerve, mechanics of the VNS Therapy System, and efficacy and safety in pharmacoresistant epilepsy are reviewed. Promising results of VNS therapy for treatment-resistant depression have been forthcoming from both acute and long-term studies, evidenced in part by progressive improvements in depression rating scale scores during the 1st year of treatment with maintenance of response thereafter. VNS therapy is well tolerated in patients with either pharmacoresistant epilepsy or treatment-resistant depression. As in epilepsy, the mechanisms of VNS therapy of treatment-resistant depression are incompletely understood. However, evidence from neuroimaging and other studies suggests that VNS therapy acts via innervation of the nucleus tractus solitarius, with secondary projections to limbic and cortical structures that are involved in mood regulation, including brainstem regions that contain serotonergic (raphe nucleus) and noradrenergic (locus ceruleus) perikarya that project to the forebrain. Mechanisms that mediate the beneficial effects of VNS therapy for treatment-resistant depression remain obscure. Suggestions for future research directions are described.
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Transtorno Depressivo Maior/terapia , Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica , Neurobiologia , Nervo Vago , Animais , Resistência a Medicamentos , Estudos de Avaliação como Assunto , Humanos , Fatores de Tempo , Nervo Vago/anatomia & histologiaRESUMO
High frequency oscillations (HFOs) during inter-ictal state have been considered as a potential biomarker of epileptogenic regions in brain. The purpose of the current study is to improve and automatize the detection of HFOs basing on HFO distinguishing features followed by unsupervised clustering method, and to predict seizure onset zone (SOZ) using the clustered HFOs. The algorithm successfully separated HFOs of different sub-categories from noise, artifacts, and inter-ictal spikes. We tested this technique on two subjects, and assessed the performance of SOZ prediction by computing the overlapping rate of HFO generative channels and seizure onset channels. In both subjects, we were able to localize the seizure onset area 3 to 4 days before the actual onset of the seizure, with high specificity over 95%. The algorithm showed significant improvement comparing to another existing technique.