Interictal magnetic signals in new-onset Rolandic epilepsy may help with timing of treatment selection.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

With research progress on Rolandic epilepsy (RE), its "benign" nature has been phased out. Clinicians are exhibiting an increasing tendency toward a more assertive treatment approach for RE. Nonetheless, in clinical practice, delayed treatment remains common because of the "self-limiting" nature of RE. Therefore, this study aimed to identify an imaging marker to aid treatment decisions and select a more appropriate time for initiating therapy for RE.

Methods

We followed up with children newly diagnosed with RE, classified them into medicated and non-medicated groups according to the follow-up results, and compared them with matched healthy controls. Before beginning follow-up visits, interictal magnetic data were collected using magnetoencephalography in treatment-

SUBMITTER: Xu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10839299 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature