Brain morphometry of Dravet Syndrome

Highlights • Morphometry techniques are used to study Dravet Syndrome's brain. • Global and local volume reductions were found. • Decreases in cortical folding were found. • We describe Dravet Syndrome-related brain structure abnormalities.

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Published in:Epilepsy research 2014-10, Vol.108 (8), p.1326-1334
Main Authors: Pérez, Alejandro, García-Pentón, Lorna, Canales-Rodríguez, Erick J, Lerma-Usabiaga, Garikoitz, Iturria-Medina, Yasser, Román, Francisco J, Davidson, Doug, Alemán-Gómez, Yasser, Acha, Joana, Carreiras, Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - pathology
Child
Cortical gyrification
Dravet Syndrome
Epilepsies, Myoclonic - diagnosis
Epilepsies, Myoclonic - genetics
Female
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Medical sciences
Morphometry
NAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel - genetics
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Organ Size
SCN1A
VBM
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Morphometry techniques are used to study Dravet Syndrome's brain. • Global and local volume reductions were found. • Decreases in cortical folding were found. • We describe Dravet Syndrome-related brain structure abnormalities.
ISSN:0920-1211
1872-6844
DOI:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.06.006