Edge‐wise analysis reveals white matter connectivity associated with focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures

Author:

Javidi Sam S.1,He Xiaosong2ORCID,Ankeeta Ankeeta1,Zhang Qirui1,Citro Salvatore3,Sperling Michael R.1ORCID,Tracy Joseph I.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurology, Farber Institute for Neuroscience Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA

2. Department of Psychology University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China

3. IRCCS SYNLAB SDN Naples Italy

Abstract

AbstractObjectiveFocal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (FBTCS) represent a challenging subtype of focal temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) in terms of both severity and treatment response. Most studies have focused on regional brain analysis that is agnostic to the distribution of white matter (WM) pathways associated with a node. We implemented a more selective, edge‐wise approach that allowed for identification of the individual connections unique to FBTCS.MethodsT1‐weighted and diffusion‐weighted images were obtained from 22 patients with solely focal seizures (FS), 43 FBTCS patients, and 65 age/sex‐matched healthy participants (HPs), yielding streamline (STR) connectome matrices. We used diffusion tensor‐derived STRs in an edge‐wise approach to determine specific structural connectivity changes associated with seizure generalization in FBTCS compared to matched FS and HPs. Graph theory metrics were computed on both node‐ and edge‐based connectivity matrices.ResultsEdge‐wise analyses demonstrated that all significantly abnormal cross‐hemispheric connections belonged to the FBTCS group. Abnormal connections associated with FBTCS were mostly housed in the contralateral hemisphere, with graph metric values generally decreased compared to HPs. In FBTCS, the contralateral amygdala showed selective decreases in the structural connection pathways to the contralateral frontal lobe. Abnormal connections in TLE involved the amygdala, with the ipsilateral side showing increases and the contralateral decreases. All the FS findings indicated higher graph metrics for connections involving the ipsilateral amygdala. Data also showed that some FBTCS connectivity effects are moderated by aging, recent seizure frequency, and longer illness duration.SignificanceData showed that not all STR pathways are equally affected by the seizure propagation of FBTCS. We demonstrated two key biases, one indicating a large role for the amygdala in the propagation of seizures, the other pointing to the prominent role of cross‐hemispheric and contralateral hemisphere connections in FBTCS. We demonstrated topographic reorganization in FBTCS, pointing to the specific WM tracts involved.

Funder

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Publisher

Wiley

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