Multimodal investigation of epileptic networks: The case of insular cortex epilepsy

Y Zerouali, J Ghaziri, DK Nguyen - Progress in brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
The insula is a deep cortical structure sharing extensive synaptic connections with a variety
of brain regions, including several frontal, temporal, and parietal structures. The …

[HTML][HTML] New interinstitutional, multimodal presurgical evaluation protocol associated with improved seizure freedom for poorly defined cases of focal epilepsy in …

S Schur, JT Moreau, HM Khoo, A Koupparis… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE In an attempt to improve postsurgical seizure outcomes for poorly defined cases
(PDCs) of pediatric focal epilepsy (ie, those that are not visible or well defined on 3T MRI) …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity and specificity of interictal EEG-fMRI for detecting the ictal onset zone at different statistical thresholds

S Tousseyn, P Dupont, K Goffin, S Sunaert… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
There is currently a lack of knowledge about electroencephalography (EEG)-functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) specificity. Our aim was to define sensitivity and …

A semi-automatic method to determine electrode positions and labels from gel artifacts in EEG/fMRI-studies

JC de Munck, PJ van Houdt, RM Verdaasdonk… - NeuroImage, 2012 - Elsevier
The analysis of simultaneous EEG and fMRI data is generally based on the extraction of
regressors of interest from the EEG, which are correlated to the fMRI data in a general linear …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping epileptic networks using simultaneous intracranial EEG-fMRI

UJ Chaudhary, M Centeno, DW Carmichael… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Potentially curative epilepsy surgery can be offered if a single, discrete
epileptogenic zone (EZ) can be identified. For individuals in whom there is no clear …

[PDF][PDF] Multimodal imaging in nonlesional medically intractable focal epilepsy

LMM Chacón, CAS Catasus, MMB Martin, RR Rojas… - Front …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Identification and localization of epileptogenic zone (EZ) is vital in patients with medically-
intractable focal epilepsy, who may be candidates for potentially curative resective epilepsy …

Neuroimaging for the prediction of response to medical and surgical treatment in epilepsy

CL Yasuda, F Cendes - Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Approximately 30% of patients with epilepsy do not respond to adequate
medication and are candidates for surgical treatment. Outcome predictors can improve the …

Simultaneous EEG and fMRI recordings (EEG–fMRI)

F Moeller, M Siniatchkin, J Gotman - fMRI: Basics and Clinical Applications, 2020 - Springer
Scalp electroencephalography (EEG) is characterised by a limited spatial resolution and by
a low sensitivity to generators distant from the cortical surface. In contrast, fMRI is …

Modern techniques of epileptic focus localization

L Martinkovic, H Hecimovic, V Sulc, R Marecek… - International review of …, 2014 - Elsevier
A clear concept of epileptic zones remains of high clinical relevance in presurgical
evaluation of refractory epilepsy patients and in resection planning. Recent advances in …

Localizing seizure-onset zones in presurgical evaluation of drug-resistant epilepsy by electroencephalography/fMRI: effectiveness of alternative thresholding …

M Hauf, K Jann, K Schindler… - American journal …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Simultaneous EEG/fMRI is an effective noninvasive tool
for identifying and localizing the SOZ in patients with focal epilepsy. In this study, we …