Objective To reveal the possible routine of brain network dynamic alterations in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) and to establish a predicted model of seizure recurrence during interictal periods. Methods Seventy-nine unilateral mTLE patients with hippocampal sclerosis and 97 healthy controls from two centers were retrospectively enrolled. Dynamic brain configuration analyses were performed with resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data to quantify the functional stability over time and the dynamic interactions between brain regions. Relationships between seizure frequency and ipsilateral hippocampal module allegiance were evaluated using a machine learning predictive model. Results Compared to the healthy controls, patients with mTLE displayed an overall higher dynamic network, switching mainly in the epileptogenic regions (false discovery rate [FDR] corrected p-FDR < .05). Moreover, the dynamic network configuration in mTLE was characterized by decreased recruitment (intra-network communication), and increased integration (inter-network communication) among hippocampal systems and large-scale higher-order brain networks (p-FDR < .05). We further found that the dynamic interactions between the hippocampal system and the default-mode network (DMN) or control networks exhibited an opposite distribution pattern (p-FDR < .05). Strikingly, we showed that there was a robust association between predicted seizure frequency based on the ipsilateral hippocampal-DMN dynamics model and actual seizure frequency (p-perm < .001). Significance These findings suggest that the interictal brain of mTLE is characterized by dynamical shifts toward unstable state. Our study provides novel insights into the brain dynamic network alterations and supports the potential use of DMN dynamic parameters as candidate neuroimaging markers in monitoring the seizure frequency clinically during interictal periods.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [82071461, 82072006, 82160260, 61906034, 62036003]; Chengdu Science and Technology Project [2021-YF05-01211-SN]
第一作者机构:[1]Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Clin Hosp, Sch Life Sci & Technol,High Field Magnet Resonanc, MOE Key Lab Neuroinformat,Chengdu Brain Sci Inst, Chengdu 610054, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Clin Hosp, Sch Life Sci & Technol,High Field Magnet Resonanc, MOE Key Lab Neuroinformat,Chengdu Brain Sci Inst, Chengdu 610054, Peoples R China[3]Cent South Univ, Xiangya Hosp, Dept Neurol, Changsha 410008, Peoples R China[6]Kunming Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Neurol, 295 Xi Chang Rd, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, Peoples R China[7]Cent South Univ, Xiangya Hosp, Natl Clin Res Ctr Geriatr Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, Peoples R China[*1]Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.[*2]Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xi Chang Road, Kunming 650032, China.[*3]The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China.
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Li Rong,Deng Chijun,Wang Xuyang,et al.Interictal dynamic network transitions in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy[J].EPILEPSIA.2022,63(9):2242-2255.doi:10.1111/epi.17325.