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Title: Tonic seizures of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: periictal single-photon emission computed tomography suggests a corticopontine network.
Austin Authors: Intusoma, Utcharee;Abbott, David F ;Masterton, Richard A J;Stagnitti, Monique R;Newton, Mark R;Jackson, Graeme D ;Freeman, Jeremy L;Harvey, A Simon;Archer, John S 
Affiliation: Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand; Department of Medicine, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 10-Oct-2013
Publication information: Epilepsia 2013; 54(12): 2151-7
Abstract: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe epileptic disorder with characteristic electroclinical features but diverse etiologies. The shared electroclinical characteristics suggest that common cerebral networks are involved in generating seizures. We sought to reveal these networks by comparing ictal and interictal single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).We identified 10 ictal-interictal SPECT pairs from seven patients with LGS (median age 11 years; range 1-38) who were studied during video electroencephalography (EEG)-confirmed tonic seizures. We performed a voxel-wise comparison of ictal and interictal SPECT studies across the group. The evolution of blood flow changes was explored by examining early and late injection groups.Median duration of tonic seizures was 10 s (range 6-29 s), and injection latency from seizure offset was -8 to 48 s. In the early injection group (<10 s; three studies), there was hyperperfusion over pons and cerebellar hemispheres (p < 0.05 cluster corrected family wise error), and hypoperfusion bilaterally over the pericentral region, with a trend toward hyperperfusion over bilateral superior and middle frontal gyri, and lateral parietal cortex. In the late injection group, there was hyperperfusion over midline and lateral cerebellar regions, with hypoperfusion widely over bilateral frontal regions.This study suggests that the tonic seizures of LGS result from activity in a network, containing bilateral frontal and parietal association areas and the pons. We postulate that tonic seizures recruit the corticoreticular system, which connects frontal attentional areas to the pontine reticular formation, and is normally responsible for postural tone and orienting behavior.
Gov't Doc #: 24117046
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/11906
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12398
Journal: Epilepsia
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24117046
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Epilepsy
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Single-photon emission computed tomography
Tonic seizure
Adolescent
Adult
Brain.physiopathology.radionuclide imaging
Child
Child, Preschool
Electroencephalography
Female
Humans
Infant
Intellectual Disability.complications.physiopathology.radionuclide imaging
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
Male
Neuroimaging
Seizures.etiology.physiopathology.radionuclide imaging
Spasms, Infantile.complications.physiopathology.radionuclide imaging
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Young Adult
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