Increased electroencephalography connectivity precedes epileptic spasm onset in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex.
Peter E DavisKush KapurRajna Filip-DhimaSara K TrowbridgeElaina LittleAndrew WilsonAndrew LeuchterElizabeth M BebinDarcy KruegerHope NorthrupJoyce Y WuMustafa SahinJurriaan M Petersnull nullPublished in: Epilepsia (2019)
This study suggests that increased neural connectivity precedes clinical ES onset in a cohort of infants with TSC. Overconnectivity may reflect progressive pathologic network synchronization culminating in generalized ES. Further research is needed before scalp EEG connectivity measures can be used as a potential biomarker of ES risk and treatment response in pre-symptomatic infants with TSC.