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ArticleScientific reports2017

Neurophysiological and BOLD signal uncoupling of giant somatosensory evoked potentials in progressive myoclonic epilepsy: a case-series study.

Silvia F Storti, Alessandra Del Felice, Laura Canafoglia, Emanuela Formaggio, Francesco Brigo, Franco Alessandrini, Luigi G Bongiovanni, Gloria Menegaz, Paolo Manganotti

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Silvia F StortiDepartment of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Alessandra Del FeliceDepartment of Neuroscience-DSN, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Laura CanafogliaNeurophysiopathology and Epilepsy Centre, IRCCS Foundation Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy.
Emanuela FormaggioFoundation IRCCS San Camillo Hospital, Venice, Italy.
Francesco BrigoFranz Tappeiner Hospital, Department of Neurology, Merano, Italy.
Franco AlessandriniUniversity Hospital Verona, Department of Neuroradiology, Verona, Italy.
Luigi G BongiovanniDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Italy.
Gloria MenegazDepartment of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Paolo ManganottiDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Clinical Neurology Unit, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy.
University of Verona · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITIRCCS San Camillo Hospital · ITOspedale di Cattinara · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In progressive myoclonic epilepsy (PME), a rare epileptic syndrome caused by a variety of genetic disorders, the combination of peripheral stimulation and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can shed light on the mechanisms underlying cortical dysfunction. The aim of the study is to investigate sensorimotor network modifications in PME by assessing the relationship between neurophysiological findings and blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) activation. Somatosensory-evoked potential (SSEP) obtained briefly before fMRI and BOLD activation during median-nerve electrical stimulation were recorded in four subjects with typical PME phenotype and compared with normative data. Giant scalp SSEPs with enlarger N20-P25 complex compared to normal data (mean amplitude of 26.2 ± 8.2 μV after right stimulation and 27.9 ± 3.7 μV after left stimulation) were detected. Statistical group analysis showed a reduced BOLD activation in response to median nerve stimulation in PMEs compared to controls over the sensorimotor (SM) areas and an increased response over subcortical regions (p < 0.01, Z > 2.3, corrected). PMEs show dissociation between neurophysiological and BOLD findings of SSEPs (giant SSEP with reduced BOLD activation over SM). A direct pathway connecting a highly restricted area of the somatosensory cortex with the thalamus can be hypothesized to support the higher excitability of these areas.

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Neurophysiological MonitoringAdultBrain MappingElectric StimulationElectroencephalographyEvoked Potentials, SomatosensoryFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMedian NerveMiddle AgedMyoclonic Epilepsies, ProgressiveOxygenReaction TimeSomatosensory CortexOxygen

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PMCPMC5353703
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