Normal cerebral cortical thickness in first-degree relatives of temporal lobe epilepsy patients
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Alhusaini, Saud, Kowalczyk, Magdalena A., Yasuda, Clarissa L., Semmelroch, Mira K., Katsurayama, Marilise, Zabin, Matheus, Zanão, Tamires, Nogueira, Mateus H., Alvim, Marina K. M., Ferraz, Victória R., Tsai, Meng-Han, Fitzsimons, Mary, Lopes-Cendes, Iscia, Doherty, Colin P., Cavalleri, Gianpiero L., Cendes, Fernando, Jackson, Graeme D. and Delanty, Norman. (2019). Normal cerebral cortical thickness in first-degree relatives of temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Neurology. 92(4), pp. e351-e358. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006834
Authors | Alhusaini, Saud, Kowalczyk, Magdalena A., Yasuda, Clarissa L., Semmelroch, Mira K., Katsurayama, Marilise, Zabin, Matheus, Zanão, Tamires, Nogueira, Mateus H., Alvim, Marina K. M., Ferraz, Victória R., Tsai, Meng-Han, Fitzsimons, Mary, Lopes-Cendes, Iscia, Doherty, Colin P., Cavalleri, Gianpiero L., Cendes, Fernando, Jackson, Graeme D. and Delanty, Norman |
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Abstract | Objective To examine cerebral cortex thickness in asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Methods We investigated 127 asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with MTLE due to hippocampal sclerosis (HS) (mean age ± SD = 39.4 ± 13 years) and 203 healthy control individuals (mean age ± SD = 36.0 ± 11 years). Participants underwent a comprehensive clinical evaluation and structural brain MRI at 3 study sites. Images were processed simultaneously at each site using a surface-based morphometry method to quantify global brain measures, hippocampal volumes, and cerebral cortical thickness. Differences in brain measures between relatives of patients and controls were examined using generalized models, while controlling for relevant covariates, including age and sex. Results None of the asymptomatic first-degree relatives of MTLE + HS patients showed evidence of HS on qualitative image assessments. Compared to the healthy controls, the asymptomatic relatives of patients displayed no significant differences in intracranial volume, average hemispheric surface area, or hippocampal volume. Similarly, no significant cerebral cortical thinning was identified in the relatives of patients. This was consistent across the 3 cohorts. Conclusion Lack of cortical thickness changes in the asymptomatic relatives of patients indicates that the previously characterized MTLE + HS-related cortical thinning is not heritable, and is likely driven by disease-related factors. This finding therefore argues for early and aggressive intervention in patients with medically intractable epilepsy. |
Keywords | MRI; hippocampal sclerosis; volumetric MRI use in epilepsy |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Neurology |
Journal citation | 92 (4), pp. e351-e358 |
Publisher | Wolters Kluwer Health |
ISSN | 0028-3878 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006834 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85060237406 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 351-358 |
Funder | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 Dec 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 20 Sep 2018 |
Deposited | 11 Jul 2021 |
Grant ID | NHMRC/628952 |
NHMRC/1060312 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w588/normal-cerebral-cortical-thickness-in-first-degree-relatives-of-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-patients
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