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ReviewActa neurologica Belgica2024

Association of epilepsy with neuroimaging patterns in children with cerebral palsy.

Mehmet Akif Kilic, Edibe Pembegul Yildiz, Fulya Kurekci, Orhan Coskun, Meryem Cura, Ridvan Avci, Hulya Maras Genc

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Review in Acta neurologica Belgica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mehmet Akif KilicDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. mehmetakifkilic1@istanbul.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6571-8449
Edibe Pembegul YildizDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fulya KurekciDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Orhan CoskunDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Meryem CuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ridvan AvciDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hulya Maras GencDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University · TRGaziosmanpaşa Taksim Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIn this study, we examined whether epilepsy and drug-resistant epilepsy are associated with neuroimaging findings in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

methodsMagnetic resonance imaging classification system (MRICS) proposed by Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) was used for classification of different MRI patterns in patients with cerebral palsy. We reviewed the brain MRI scans and medical records of children with CP who were followed-up in our clinic between 2019 and 2023. Patients were divided into three categories: CP without epilepsy, CP with controlled epilepsy and CP with DRE. MRI patterns were grouped as maldevelopments, predominant white matter injury, predominant gray matter injury, miscellaneous (delayed myelination, cerebral atrophy, cerebellar atrophy, brainstem lesions and calcifications, lesions that were not classified under any other group) and normal according to MRICS of the SCPE.

resultsThere were 325 CP patients. The most common MRI patterns were predominant white matter injury (47.6%) and gray matter injury (23.8%). There was a 1.5-fold reduction in the risk of epilepsy in patients with predominant white matter injury (OR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.23-1.94). In contrast, children in the miscellaneous group had significantly higher risks of epilepsy (p < 0.001), and we were able to determine that miscellaneous findings increased the risk by 1.8 times (OR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.47-2.12).

conclusionIn conclusion, more than half of the children with CP had epilepsy, 40.7% of whom had DRE. On MRI, miscellaneous findings may indicate a poor prognosis for epilepsy, while predominant white matter injury may indicate a good outcome. Children with CP, especially those with miscellaneous findings on MRI, should be closely monitored for epilepsy development.

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Cerebral PalsyEpilepsyAtrophyBrainChildHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingCerebral palsyDrug resistance epilepsyEpilepsyMagnetic resonance imaging classification systemWhite matter injury

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PMID37777694
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