ArticleEpilepsia open2021
Alterations in resting-state functional connectivity in pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis complex.
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- White matter abnormalities in tuberous sclerosis complex: a systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- Prognostic application of lesion network mapping to epilepsy surgery outcomes in pediatric tuberous sclerosis complex.Epilepsia · 2025Article
- Assessment of disrupted brain functional connectome in tuberous sclerosis complex using resting-state fMRI.Medicine · 2022Article
- Alterations in resting-state functional connectivity in pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis complex.Epilepsia open · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate resting-state functional connectivity (FC) in pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis complex and intractable epilepsy requiring surgery.
methodsResting-state functional MRI was utilized to investigate functional connectivity in 13 pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and intractable epilepsy requiring surgery.
resultsThe majority of patients demonstrated a resting-state network architecture similar to those reported in healthy individuals. However, preoperative differences were evident between patients with high versus low tuber burden, as well as those with good versus poor neurodevelopmental outcomes, most notably in the cingulo-opercular and visual resting-state networks. One patient with high tuber burden and poor preoperative development and seizure control had nearly normal development and seizure resolution after surgery. This was accompanied by significant improvement in resting-state network architecture just one day postoperatively. SIGNIFICANCE: Although many patients with tuberous sclerosis complex and medically refractory epilepsy demonstrate functional connectivity patterns similar to healthy children, relationships within and between RSNs demonstrate clear differences in patients with higher tuber burden and worse outcomes. Improvements in resting-state network organization postoperatively may be related to epilepsy surgery outcomes, providing candidate biomarkers for clinical management in this high-risk population.
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