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Cerebellar, limbic, and midbrain volume alterations in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:The processes underlying sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) remain elusive, but centrally mediated cardiovascular or respiratory collapse is suspected. Volume changes in brain areas mediating recovery from extreme cardiorespiratory challenges may indicate failure mechanisms and allow prospective identification of SUDEP risk. METHODS:We retrospectively imaged SUDEP cases (n = 25), patients comparable for age, sex, epilepsy syndrome, localization, and disease duration who were high-risk (n = 25) or low-risk (n = 23), and age- and sex-matched healthy controls (n = 25) with identical high-resolution T1-weighted scans. Regional gray matter volume, determined by voxel-based morphometry, and segmentation-derived structure sizes were compared across groups, controlling for total intracranial volume, age, and sex. RESULTS:Substantial bilateral gray matter loss appeared in SUDEP cases in the medial and lateral cerebellum. This was less prominent in high-risk subjects and absent in low-risk subjects. The periaqueductal gray, left posterior and medial thalamus, left hippocampus, and bilateral posterior cingulate also showed volume loss in SUDEP. High-risk subjects showed left thalamic volume reductions to a lesser extent. Bilateral amygdala, entorhinal, and parahippocampal volumes increased in SUDEP and high-risk patients, with the subcallosal cortex enlarged in SUDEP only. Disease duration correlated negatively with parahippocampal volume. Volumes of the bilateral anterior insula and midbrain in SUDEP cases were larger the closer to SUDEP from magnetic resonance imaging. SIGNIFICANCE:SUDEP victims show significant tissue loss in areas essential for cardiorespiratory recovery and enhanced volumes in areas that trigger hypotension or impede respiratory patterning. Those changes may shed light on SUDEP pathogenesis and prospectively detect patterns identifying those at risk.

journal_name

Epilepsia

journal_title

Epilepsia

authors

Allen LA,Vos SB,Kumar R,Ogren JA,Harper RK,Winston GP,Balestrini S,Wandschneider B,Scott CA,Ourselin S,Duncan JS,Lhatoo SD,Harper RM,Diehl B

doi

10.1111/epi.14689

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-04-01 00:00:00

pages

718-729

issue

eissn

0013-9580

issn

1528-1167

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Cerebellar, limbic, and midbrain volume alterations in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.