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The association of epileptic focus estimated by magnetoencephalography with cognitive function in non-lesional epilepsy with continuous spikes and waves during slow wave sleep (ECSWS) children.

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OBJECTIVE:Epilepsy with continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep (ECSWS) is associated with cognitive deficits. The underlying mechanism is thought to relate to disturbance of functions of the foci by the persistent epileptic activity. However, the relationship between epileptic foci and cognitive deficits remains largely unknown, except for in Landau-Kleffner syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of epileptic foci estimated from magnetoencephalography (MEG) with cognitive functions at the period of diagnosis in non-lesional ECSWS children, excluding those with Landau-Kleffner syndrome. METHODS:MEG data and the Wechsler intelligence scale for children-III scores at ECSWS diagnosis, and medical records, were reviewed. Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship of parameters of MEG spike dipole clusters, including anatomical location or laterality, with the Wechsler intelligence scale for children-III scores at ECSWS diagnosis. RESULTS:Sixteen patients were included, all of whom were right-handed. Epilepsy onset (first unprovoked seizure) ranged from 31 to 110 months (mean, 68.5). The age at ECSWS diagnosis ranged from 72 to 156 months (mean, 108.9). The dipole clusters were estimated on the right Rolandic area (RA) in 4 patients (25%), right supramarginal gyrus (SMG) in 3 (19%), left RA in 2 (13%), left SMG in 2 (13%), bilateral RA in 3 (19%), multiple anatomical locations in 2 (13%). The age at epilepsy onset had the strongest prognostic effect, and full-scale intelligence quotient was relatively less-affected if the cluster was found on the SMG (β = 14.7, p = 0.031). Cases with only a right side cluster exhibited reduced impairment of perceptual organization compared with those with only a left side cluster or bilateral clusters (β = 17.48, p = 0.02). In 12 patients, long-term intellectual prognosis was evaluated, and was associated with intellectual level at the period of ECSWS diagnosis. CONCLUSION:In non-lesional ECSWS, the relationship between epileptic focus and cognitive deficits differs from that observed in adults. Rather, it is similar to epilepsies associated with congenital or early infantile brain insults, in that the left epileptic foci in right-handed patients were associated with lower non-verbal functions. Future studies are required to determine the role of plasticity of the immature brain in driving these differences.

journal_name

Brain Dev

journal_title

Brain & development

authors

Magara S,Komatsubara T,Hojo M,Kobayashi Y,Yoshino M,Saitoh A,Tohyama J

doi

10.1016/j.braindev.2018.09.005

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-02-01 00:00:00

pages

163-172

issue

eissn

0387-7604

issn

1872-7131

pii

S0387-7604(18)30468-6

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The association of epileptic focus estimated by magnetoencephalography with cognitive function in non-lesional epilepsy with continuous spikes and waves during slow wave sleep (ECSWS) children.