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  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Network Science

Background:

  • Dynamic functional brain connectivity is crucial for cognition and behavior.
  • Epilepsy is characterized by spontaneous seizures, with poorly understood propagation mechanisms.
  • Heterogeneity in seizure propagation poses challenges for treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate dynamic functional brain connectivity changes associated with seizure propagation patterns.
  • To identify pre-seizure network signatures that predict seizure spread (focal vs. bilateral).
  • To characterize post-seizure network reconfigurations specific to seizure subtypes.

Main Methods:

  • Applied a graph-theoretical approach to analyze time-varying functional brain connectivity networks.
  • Utilized intracranial recordings from 67 seizures (14 patients) with focal origins.
  • Compared connectivity during focal seizures (n=49) and focal-to-bilateral tonic-clonic seizures (n=18) against interictal periods.

Main Results:

  • Identified distinct network features differentiating focal from bilateral seizure propagation.
  • Pre-seizure network signatures (increased segregation, decreased excitability) predicted seizure spread.
  • These predictive signatures emerged minutes before seizure onset.
  • Post-seizure network characteristics differed between focal and bilateral seizure subtypes.

Conclusions:

  • Pre-seizure brain network dynamics, specifically global integration and segregation balance, predict seizure propagation extent.
  • Graph-theoretical measures can identify intrinsic network signatures preceding seizure onset.
  • These findings suggest potential for personalized clinical interventions in epilepsy and other neurological disorders.