2023
Mapping Lesion-Related Epilepsy to a Human Brain Network
Schaper F, Nordberg J, Cohen A, Lin C, Hsu J, Horn A, Ferguson M, Siddiqi S, Drew W, Soussand L, Winkler A, Simó M, Bruna J, Rheims S, Guenot M, Bucci M, Nummenmaa L, Staals J, Colon A, Ackermans L, Bubrick E, Peters J, Wu O, Rost N, Grafman J, Blumenfeld H, Temel Y, Rouhl R, Joutsa J, Fox M. Mapping Lesion-Related Epilepsy to a Human Brain Network. JAMA Neurology 2023, 80: 891-902. PMID: 37399040, PMCID: PMC10318550, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of epilepsyLesion locationBrain regionsPoststroke epilepsyControl patientsSeizure controlBrain lesionsIndependent cohortBrain networksLesion typeBrain stimulation sitesLesion network mappingLesion-related epilepsyImproved seizure controlDrug-resistant epilepsyCase-control studyBrain stimulation therapyHuman brain networksSpecific brain regionsDifferent lesion typesSpecific brain networksBasal gangliaVascular territoriesStimulation therapyMAIN OUTCOME
2021
An In-vivo 1H-MRS short-echo time technique at 7T: Quantification of metabolites in chronic multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica brain lesions and normal appearing brain tissue
Tackley G, Kong Y, Minne R, Messina S, Winkler A, Cavey A, Everett R, DeLuca G, Weir A, Craner M, Tracey I, Palace J, Stagg C, Emir U. An In-vivo 1H-MRS short-echo time technique at 7T: Quantification of metabolites in chronic multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica brain lesions and normal appearing brain tissue. NeuroImage 2021, 238: 118225. PMID: 34062267, PMCID: PMC7611458, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal N-acetylaspartateMultiple sclerosisN-acetylaspartateBrain lesionsPositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderWhite matterNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderOptica spectrum disorderChronic multiple sclerosisPost-hoc testingBrain white matterDisease groupMRS methodologyMRS profilesMRS studiesReciprocal findingsNon-invasive quantificationBrain tissueLesionsMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMyo-inositolDistinct diseasesNormal tissuesCNS moleculesIn-Vivo