Yingchun Xu, Ge Tan, Deng Chen, Jiao Liu, Zixian Zhou, Ling Liu
{"title":"Arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI applications in drug-resistant epilepsy and epileptic emergency","authors":"Yingchun Xu, Ge Tan, Deng Chen, Jiao Liu, Zixian Zhou, Ling Liu","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00134-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00134-3","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Epilepsy affects all age groups and is one of the most common and disabling neurological disorders worldwide. Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), status epilepticus (SE), and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), which are associated with considerable healthcare costs and mortality, have always been difficult to address and become the focus of clinical research. The rapid identification of seizure onset and accurate localization of epileptic foci are crucial for the treatment and prognosis of people with DRE, SE, or near-SUDEP. However, most of the conventional neuroimaging techniques for assessing cerebral blood flow of people with epilepsy are restricted by time consumption, limited resolution, and ionizing radiation. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a newly powerful non-contrast magnetic resonance imaging technique that enables the quantitative evaluation of brain perfusion, characterized by its unique advantages of reproducibility and easy accessibility. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential advantages of ASL for the diagnosis and evaluation of epilepsy. Therefore, in this review, we discussed the complementary value of ASL in evaluating and characterizing the basic substrates underlying refractory epilepsy and epileptic emergencies.","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135387423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoqin Sun, Miao Wang, Zeng He, Lihong Liu, Xianjun Shi, Chunqing Zhang, Ning An, Meihua Yang, Zhifeng Wu, Ruodan Wang, Li Wang, Zhongke Wang, Hui Yang, Xiaolin Yang, Shiyong Liu
{"title":"Absence seizures in lesion-related epilepsy","authors":"Xiaoqin Sun, Miao Wang, Zeng He, Lihong Liu, Xianjun Shi, Chunqing Zhang, Ning An, Meihua Yang, Zhifeng Wu, Ruodan Wang, Li Wang, Zhongke Wang, Hui Yang, Xiaolin Yang, Shiyong Liu","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00133-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00133-4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background In the new International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification of seizure types, generalized seizures such as absence seizures (ASs) may originate from a focal point and rapidly spread to the bilaterally distributed brain network. Increasing evidence from animal and clinical studies has indicated that focal changes may occur prior to ASs; however, the relationship of ASs with epileptogenic lesions remains unclear. Methods We retrospectively collected and analyzed the clinical, imaging, and electrophysiological data of 16 patients who had ASs and structural lesions with seizure-free outcomes after lesion resection. Results In semiology analysis, nine patients displayed focal onset; only two patients showed simple ASs, and seizure types other than ASs were observed in the remaining patients. On ictal electroencephalography (EEG), four patients showed bilateral synchronous symmetric 3 Hz generalized spike-wave discharges (GSWDs), and the remaining patients showed bilateral 1.5–2.5 Hz GSWDs. Moreover, most patients (13/16, 81.3%) exhibited focal features in addition to ASs, while interictal EEG was the same in 12 patients. Furthermore, on stereoelectroencephalogram (SEEG), 2/5 patients showed focal discharges before bilateral burst GSWDs. Additionally, all patients had structural lesions on imaging. In four typical AS patients, the lesions were located in deep brain regions. Notably, in 9 patients (9/16, 56%), the lesions were located in the posterior cortex. All patients underwent lesion resection and had seizure-free outcomes during follow-up, and intelligence quotient (IQ) also improved by 10.71 ± 3.90 one year after surgery. Conclusions Patients with lesion-related epilepsy may present with ASs that have a focal onset and are associated with good surgical outcomes.","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135733688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heterogeneity of clinical features, EEG and brain imaging findings in anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated protein 1 autoimmune encephalitis: a retrospective case series study and review of the literature","authors":"Emily Yixuan Huang, Hongfeng Gao, N. Zhong","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00132-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00132-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42824041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Cai, Kai Zhang, Wenjing Zhou, Xiaoqiu Shao, Y. Guan, Tao Yu, Ye Wu, Shuhua Chen, Rui Zhao, Shuli Liang, Xun Wu, G. Luan, Yuwu Jiang, Jianguo Zhang, Xiaoyan Liu
{"title":"Consensus on pediatric epilepsy surgery for young children: an investigation by the China Association Against Epilepsy task force on epilepsy surgery","authors":"L. Cai, Kai Zhang, Wenjing Zhou, Xiaoqiu Shao, Y. Guan, Tao Yu, Ye Wu, Shuhua Chen, Rui Zhao, Shuli Liang, Xun Wu, G. Luan, Yuwu Jiang, Jianguo Zhang, Xiaoyan Liu","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00130-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00130-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44368258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development from recurrent anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis with seizures as the first symptom to autoimmune-associated epilepsy: a case report","authors":"Ningxiang Qin, Jing Wang, Xi Peng, Liang-yu Wang","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00129-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00129-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44280085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sofía S. Sánchez-Boluarte, W. Aguirre-Quispe, Manuel Herrera Aramburú, W. Tatum, Walter F. De La Cruz Ramirez
{"title":"Brief potentially ictal rhythmic discharges on intraoperative electrocorticography predict a good outcome of focal cortical dysplasia after surgical resection: a case report","authors":"Sofía S. Sánchez-Boluarte, W. Aguirre-Quispe, Manuel Herrera Aramburú, W. Tatum, Walter F. De La Cruz Ramirez","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00131-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00131-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44063782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Agbo, Z. G. Ibrahim, S. Magaji, Y. Mutalub, P. P. Mshelia, Daniel H. Mhyha
{"title":"Therapeutic efficacy of voltage-gated sodium channel inhibitors in epilepsy","authors":"J. Agbo, Z. G. Ibrahim, S. Magaji, Y. Mutalub, P. P. Mshelia, Daniel H. Mhyha","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00127-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00127-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48686309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of serum copper on the risk of epilepsy: a mendelian randomization study","authors":"Shihao Chen, Wenting Huang, Qi Xu, Tao He, Mulan Zhang, Huiqin Xu","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00126-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00126-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47056892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heterogeneity in susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome among women with epilepsy","authors":"Leihao Sha, Yiming Wu, Wanlin Lai, Yifei Duan, Yilin Xia, Lei Chen","doi":"10.1186/s42494-023-00125-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-023-00125-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33628,"journal":{"name":"Acta Epileptologica","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47089329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}