Progressive remodeling of structural networks following surgery for operculo-insular epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Operculo-insular epilepsy (OIE) is a rare condition amenable to surgery in well-selected cases. Despite the high rate of neurological complications associated with OIE surgery, most postoperative deficits recover fully and rapidly. We provide insights into this peculiar pattern of functional recovery by investigating the longitudinal reorganization of structural networks after surgery for OIE in 10 patients.

Methods

Structural T1 and diffusion-weighted MRIs were performed before surgery (t₀) and at 6 months (t₁) and 12 months (t₂) postoperatively. These images were processed with an original, comprehensive structural connectivity pipeline. Using our method, we performed comparisons between the t₀ and t₁ time

SUBMITTER: Obaid S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11322451 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature