Involvement of brain structures in childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes.

Yuji ItoYuki MakiYu OkaiHiroyuki KidokoroEpifanio BagarinaoTomoya TakeuchiAtsuko OhnoTomohiko NakataNaoko IshiharaAkihisa OkumuraHiroyuki YamamotoSatoshi MaesawaJun Natsume

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)

We demonstrated that IEDs affect broad brain areas, including deep brain structures such as cingulate gyrus, basal ganglia, and thalamus. Deep brain structures may play an important role in the pathophysiology of CECTS.

Keyphrases

resting state
white matter
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia
multiple sclerosis
mass spectrometry
brain injury
young adults
deep brain stimulation