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Dynamic network properties of the interictal brain determine whether seizures appear focal or generalised

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    SYSNO ASEP0546900
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeThe record was not marked in the RIV
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleDynamic network properties of the interictal brain determine whether seizures appear focal or generalised
    Author(s) Woldman, W. (GB)
    Schmidt, Helmut (UIVT-O) ORCID, RID, SAI
    Abela, E. (GB)
    Chowdhury, F.A. (GB)
    Pawley, A.D. (GB)
    Jewell, S. (GB)
    Richardson, M.P. (GB)
    Terry, J.R.
    Number of authors8
    Article number7043
    Source TitleScientific Reports. - : Nature Publishing Group - ISSN 2045-2322
    Roč. 10, č. 1 (2020)
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    Keywordsilae commission ; functional connectivity ; position paper ; epilepsy ; eeg ; classification ; misdiagnosis ; oscillations ; management ; diagnosis
    UT WOS000530731300017
    EID SCOPUS85083982123
    DOI10.1038/s41598-020-63430-9
    AnnotationCurrent explanatory concepts suggest seizures emerge from ongoing dynamics of brain networks. It is unclear how brain network properties determine focal or generalised seizure onset, or how network properties can be described in a clinically-useful manner. Understanding network properties would cast light on seizure-generating mechanisms and allow to quantify to which extent a seizure is focal or generalised. Functional brain networks were estimated in segments of scalp-EEG without interictal discharges (68 people with epilepsy, 38 controls). Simplified brain dynamics were simulated using a computer model. We introduce: Critical Coupling (C-c), the ability of a network to generate seizures; Onset Index (OI), the tendency of a region to generate seizures; and Participation Index (PI), the tendency of a region to become involved in seizures. C-c was lower in both patient groups compared with controls. OI and PI were more variable in focal-onset than generalised-onset cases. In focal cases, the regions with highest OI and PI corresponded to the side of seizure onset. Properties of interictal functional networks from scalp EEG can be estimated using a computer model and used to predict seizure likelihood and onset patterns. This may offer potential to enhance diagnosis through quantification of seizure type using inter-ictal recordings.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Computer Science
    ContactTereza Šírová, sirova@cs.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 800
    Year of Publishing2022
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