Alterations in resting-state functional connectivity in pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis complex.

Although many patients with tuberous sclerosis complex and medically refractory epilepsy demonstrate functional connectivity patterns similar to healthy children, relationships within and between RSNs demonstrate clear differences in patients with higher tuber burden and worse outcomes. Improvements in resting-state network organization postoperatively may be related to epilepsy surgery outcomes, providing candidate biomarkers for clinical management in this high-risk population.