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Abstract #3084

Altered brain structural and functional network in children and adolescents with drug-resistant epilepsy

Xuhong Li1 and Tijiang Zhang1
1Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China

Synopsis

Keywords: Epilepsy, fMRI (resting state), drug-resistant,structural, functional, networks

Motivation: Epilepsy is widely regarded as a brain network disorder. However, few studies have investigated the interaction between brain structural networks and functional networks in epilepsy.

Goal(s): To investigate the topological alterations of brain networks in children and adolescents with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Approach: Global graph theoretic network measures of global properties, nodal properties and rich club organizational properties were computed.

Results: Aberrant topological attributes and connectivity patterns have been found in DRE. Rich-club connectivity was lower in patients with DRE than that in controls.

Impact: Altered Dc in the left pallidum may provide a new theoretical basis for clinical treatment of DRE. The present findings enhanced our understanding of the neurophysiologic mechanisms associated with DRE.

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