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Reduced thalamic volume is strongly associated with electrical status epilepticus in sleep

Reduced thalamic volume is strongly associated with electrical status epilepticus in sleep To identify the relationship between thalamic volume and electrical status epilepticus in sleep (ESES). We analyzed subcortical gray matter volumes in patients with an ESES pattern on their electroencephalographs. All magnetic resonance imaging scans were considered within normal limits. The patients were not receiving antiepileptic drug at the time of the MRI study. High resolution T1-weighted 3-dimensional MPRAGE scans were assessed for segmentation and quantitative volumetric analysis of the brain by using the “volBrain” method. After correcting for total brain volume, volumes were compared with a group of healthy controls (HCs) and patients with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS). Fifteen patients with ESES, 15 patients with BECTS, and 30 HCs were included. The median age of the patients with ESES was 8.5 (range, 5.8–13) years, 8 (range, 5–14) years for the HCs, and 7.8 (range, 4–13.5) years for the patients with BECTS. The total relative thalamic volume was significantly lower in patients with ESES than in the healthy controls (0.87 ± 0.07 vs. 0.93 ± 0.03, p = 0.002), and in patients with ESES than in those with BECTS (0.87 ± 0.07 vs. 0.93 ± 0.03, p = 0.006). There was no significant difference the HCs and patients with BECTS (0.93 ± 0.03 vs. 0.93 ± 0.03, p = 0.999). Both right and left relative thalamic volumes were lower in patients with ESES than in HCs (right thalamus: 0.43 ± 0.04 vs. 0.46 ± 0.02, p = 0.003, left thalamus: 0.44 ± 0.03 vs. 0.47 ± 0.02, p = 0.002), in patients with ESES than in patients with BECTS (right thalamus: 0.43 ± 0.04 vs. 0.46 ± 0.01, p = 0.01, left thalamus: 0.43 ± 0.04 vs. 0.47 ± 0.01, p = 0.007); however, there was no significant difference between the HCs and patients with BECTS (right thalamus: 0.46 ± 0.02 vs. 0.46 ± 0.01, p = 0.999, left thalamus: 0.47 ± 0.02 vs. 0.47 ± 0.01, p = 0.999). This study highlights the association between thalamic involvement and ESES, even when not severe enough to cause a detectable lesion on visual interpretation of MRI. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Neurologica Belgica Springer Journals

Reduced thalamic volume is strongly associated with electrical status epilepticus in sleep

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To identify the relationship between thalamic volume and electrical status epilepticus in sleep (ESES). We analyzed subcortical gray matter volumes in patients with an ESES pattern on their electroencephalographs. All magnetic resonance imaging scans were considered within normal limits. The patients were not receiving antiepileptic drug at the time of the MRI study. High resolution T1-weighted 3-dimensional MPRAGE scans were assessed for segmentation and quantitative volumetric analysis of the brain by using the “volBrain” method. After correcting for total brain volume, volumes were compared with a group of healthy controls (HCs) and patients with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS). Fifteen patients with ESES, 15 patients with BECTS, and 30 HCs were included. The median age of the patients with ESES was 8.5 (range, 5.8–13) years, 8 (range, 5–14) years for the HCs, and 7.8 (range, 4–13.5) years for the patients with BECTS. The total relative thalamic volume was significantly lower in patients with ESES than in the healthy controls (0.87 ± 0.07 vs. 0.93 ± 0.03, p = 0.002), and in patients with ESES than in those with BECTS (0.87 ± 0.07 vs. 0.93 ± 0.03, p = 0.006). There was no significant difference the HCs and patients with BECTS (0.93 ± 0.03 vs. 0.93 ± 0.03, p = 0.999). Both right and left relative thalamic volumes were lower in patients with ESES than in HCs (right thalamus: 0.43 ± 0.04 vs. 0.46 ± 0.02, p = 0.003, left thalamus: 0.44 ± 0.03 vs. 0.47 ± 0.02, p = 0.002), in patients with ESES than in patients with BECTS (right thalamus: 0.43 ± 0.04 vs. 0.46 ± 0.01, p = 0.01, left thalamus: 0.43 ± 0.04 vs. 0.47 ± 0.01, p = 0.007); however, there was no significant difference between the HCs and patients with BECTS (right thalamus: 0.46 ± 0.02 vs. 0.46 ± 0.01, p = 0.999, left thalamus: 0.47 ± 0.02 vs. 0.47 ± 0.01, p = 0.999). This study highlights the association between thalamic involvement and ESES, even when not severe enough to cause a detectable lesion on visual interpretation of MRI.

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Acta Neurologica Belgica – Springer Journals

Published: Aug 27, 2019

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