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Prediction of Memory Impairment in Epilepsy Surgery by White Matter Diffusion.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:To analyze the relationship between cognitive performance and white matter integrity in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) to establish radiologic criteria to help with patient selection for surgery. METHODS:The study included 19 adults with temporal lobe epilepsy. A tractography analysis of fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity (MD) of the following fascicles was performed: arcuate fascicle, cingulum, fornix, inferior fronto-occipital fascicle, inferior longitudinal fascicle, parahippocampal fibers of the cingulum, and uncinate fascicle. The Wechsler Memory Scale-Third Edition neuropsychological test was performed to evaluate short- and long-term verbal (Logical Memory I and II subtests) and nonverbal (Visual Reproduction I and II subtests) memory. Relationships between memory scores and diffusion were calculated. RESULTS:Lower Logical Memory I subtest scores were correlated with lower MD of the right inferior fronto-occipital fascicle, while lower Logical Memory II subtest scores were related to higher values of fractional anisotropy in bilateral cingulum, right uncinate, and right parahippocampal fibers of the cingulum and lower MD in left cingulum fascicle. Finally, lower values in Visual Reproduction I subtest scores were associated with lower values in MD in right cingulum and inferior fronto-occipital fascicles. CONCLUSIONS:Structural changes of some white matter tracts were associated with deterioration of both short- and long-term memory. These alterations were more associated with verbal memory than with nonverbal memory. These changes mainly consist of an increase in fractional anisotropy and a decrease in MD, which could be interpreted as reorganization phenomena. Diffusion tensor imaging could be a useful tool for cognitive assessment in surgical candidates with temporal lobe epilepsy who are not suitable for neuropsychological testing or in whom their results do not lead to definitive conclusions.

journal_name

World Neurosurg

journal_title

World neurosurgery

authors

García-Pallero MA,Torres Díaz CV,Hernando CG,Plasencia PM,Manzanares R,García LE,Navas M,Pulido P,Delgado-Fernández J,Aragón Rubio JI,Sola RG

doi

10.1016/j.wneu.2020.03.103

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-07-01 00:00:00

pages

e78-e87

eissn

1878-8750

issn

1878-8769

pii

S1878-8750(20)30574-X

journal_volume

139

pub_type

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Prediction of Memory Impairment in Epilepsy Surgery by White Matter Diffusion.