<scp>ILAE</scp> neuroimaging task force highlight: <scp>MRI</scp> detection of early life epilepsy caused by focal cortical dysplasia
The ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force aims to publish educational case reports that highlight basic aspects of neuroimaging in epilepsy consistent with the ILAE's educational mission. Here, we describe a case series of three neonates with focal cortical dysplasia (FCD)-related drug-resistant epilepsy who underwent surgical intervention. The purpose of this series is to demonstrate the difficulties of identifying FCD in this age group and to highlight the potential added value of arterial spin labeling MRI for delineation of the epileptogenic zone. This series also supports the importance of the 2019 ILAE recommendations for structural imaging in epilepsy, the 2009 ILAE recommendations on imaging infants and children with recent-onset epilepsy, and the 2022 ILAE consensus classification of FCD.
Authors
- Tayyba Anwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1686-8352)
- Shuang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5037-4316)
- Boris C. Bernhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9256-6041)
- Irène Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3829-5217)
- Stefan Rampp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4826-1520)
- Lorenzo Caciagli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7189-9699)
- Paolo Federico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-3569)
- Eliane Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1713-1563)
- John S. Archer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-3847)
- Chima Oluigbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7851-3792)
- Gavin P. Winston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-1478)
- William D. Gaillard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5709-0033)
- Anna Elisabetta Vaudano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6280-7526)
- Fernando Cendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-9568)
- Yotin Chinvarun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3630-5423)
- Luis Concha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7842-3869)
- Godwin Ogbole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0431-7198)
- Nathan T. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1410-3487)
- L. Gilbert Vezina
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (CA)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- George Washington University (US)
- Queen's University (CA)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Phramongkutklao Hospital (TH)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
- Austin Health (AU)
- McGill University (CA)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epileptic Disorders
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/epd2.70038
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- American Academy of Neurology
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- National Institutes of Health