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ArticleHuman brain mapping2023

In vivo characterization of magnetic resonance imaging-based T1w/T2w ratios reveals myelin-related changes in temporal lobe epilepsy.

Yuchao Jiang, Wei Li, Yingjie Qin, Le Zhang, Xin Tong, Fenglai Xiao, Sisi Jiang, Yunfang Li, Qiyong Gong, Dong Zhou and 3 more

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Yuchao JiangThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-7012-0559
Wei LiDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Yingjie QinDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Le ZhangDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Xin TongDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Fenglai XiaoDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Sisi JiangThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-7430-9639
Yunfang LiSouthern Medical District, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Qiyong GongHuaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-5912-4871
Dong ZhouDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-7101-4125
Dongmei AnDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Dezhong YaoThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Cheng LuoThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0524-5886
Sichuan University · CNUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CNPeople's Liberation Army No. 150 Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of intractable epilepsy in adults. Although brain myelination alterations have been observed in TLE, it remains unclear how the myelination network changes in TLE. This study developed a novel method in characterization of myelination structural covariance network (mSCN) by T1-weighted and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The mSCNs were estimated in 42 left TLE (LTLE), 42 right TLE (RTLE) patients, and 41 healthy controls (HCs). The topology of mSCN was analyzed by graph theory. Voxel-wise comparisons of myelination laterality were also examined among the three groups. Compared to HC, both patient groups showed decreased myelination in frontotemporal regions, amygdala, and thalamus; however, the LTLE showed lower myelination in left medial temporal regions than RTLE. Moreover, the LTLE exhibited decreased global efficiency compared with HC and more increased connections than RTLE. The laterality in putamen was differently altered between the two patient groups: higher laterality at posterior putamen in LTLE and higher laterality at anterior putamen in RTLE. The putamen may play a transfer station role in damage spreading induced by epileptic seizures from the hippocampus. This study provided a novel workflow by combination of T1-weighted and T2-weighted MRI to investigate in vivo the myelin-related microstructural feature in epileptic patients first time. Disconnections of mSCN implicate that TLE is a system disorder with widespread disruptions at regional and network levels.

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Epilepsy, Temporal LobeAdultBrain MappingFunctional LateralityHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMyelin SheathTemporal Lobehippocampusmagnetic resonance imagemyelinstructural connectivitystructural covariancetemporal lobe epilepsy

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