Characterizing magnetoencephalographic spike sources in children with tuberous sclerosis complex |
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Authors: | Iida Koji Otsubo Hiroshi Mohamed Ismail S Okuda Chiyuki Ochi Ayako Weiss Shelly K Chuang Sylvester H Snead O Carter |
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Affiliation: | Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often causes medically intractable seizures. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) localizes epileptiform discharges. To evaluate the use of MEG spike sources (MEGSSs) for localizing epileptic zones in TSC patients, we characterized MEGSSs and correlated them to EEG and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results. METHODS: We analyzed data from seven children who underwent prolonged video-EEG, MEG, and MRI. We classified MEGSSs as clusters (six or more spike sources, 1 cm between sources regardless of number of sources). RESULTS: A single, unilateral cluster with additional scatters occurred in two patients; these predominantly lateralized dipoles correlated to prominent tubers on MRI and ictal/interictal EEG zones. Bilateral clusters with scatters existed in two patients; cluster locations partly overlapped multiple prominent tubers. These patients also had bilateral or diffuse interictal discharges, bilateral or generalized seizures, and changing seizure types and EEG findings. Only bilateral scatters occurred in three patients; scatters partly overlapped EEG interictal/ictal-onset regions; one patient had coexisting generalized seizures. In one patient with equally bilateral scatters, scatters overlapped a prominent tuber and interictal/ictal-onset zones in the right frontal region. CONCLUSIONS: MEG contributes to information from EEG and MRI for localizing epileptogenic zones in children with TSC. A single cluster with scatters in a unilateral hemisphere predicts a primary epileptogenic zone or hemisphere; bilateral or multiple clusters indicate bilateral primary or potential epileptogenic zones; and bilateral scatters without clusters may indicate epileptogenic zones that are hidden within extensive areas of scattered MEGSSs. |
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Keywords: | Magnetoencephalography Magnetic spike sources Tuberous sclerosis complex Primary epileptogenic zone Potential epileptogenic zone Multiple tubers |
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