Functional MRI study of the brain with malformations of cortical development
- Author:
- No author available
- Journal Title:
- Chinese Journal of Radiology
- Issue:
- 3
- DOI:
- 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1201.2012.03.003
- Key Word:
- 大脑皮质;神经系统畸形;灰质异位;癫痫灶;磁共振成像;Cerebral cortex;Nervous system abnormalities;Grey matter heterotopia;Epileptic foci;Magnetic resonance imaging
Abstract： Objective To explore the patterns of motor and linguistic activation in cortical and its correlations with abnormal gray matter in patients with malformations of cortical development(MCD)and epilepsy.Methods Seven MCD patients with epilepsy(2 patients with focal cortical dysplasia,2 heterotopia,2 schizencephaly,and 1 polymicrogyria)underwent blood-oxygen-level-dependent(BOLD)functional MRI(fMRI)in a 3 T MR scanner when practicing bilateral fingers tapping,toes twisting,verb generation,and picture naming.Functional images were post-processed by using SPM 5 software based on a general linear model(GLM)to generate activations above a uniform threshold with the cluster size (≥30 voxels,P ＜0.001 corrected).The activations were recognized and classified by two experienced neuroradiologists,and then compared with that in abnormal gray matter.Results The clusters and intensities of motor activations were mainly located in the sensormotor cortex(SMC)and premotor area (PMA).In linguistic tasks,activations produced by verb generation were found in language-associated cortical regions and PMA with higher activation in Wemicke area,picture naming significantly in the visual cortex,and language in Broca area.Combination of the two linguistic tasks produced significant clusters and intensities in language cortex.For MCD patients with abnormal cortical abnormalities,motor and language task could produce neuronal activities within normal as well as abnormal cortex regions.In 6 patients who underwent resective surgery,epileptic seizures decreased significantly,and the follow-up images demonstrated no new neurological dysfunctions and cognitive impairments.Conclusions fMRI can visualize neuronal activities in patients with MCD and epilepsy and demonstrate the motor and linguistic activations occurring in normal and abnormal gray matter.It should be cautious for surgery in patient with MCD and epilepsy.
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