Cortical connectivity in fronto-temporal focal epilepsy from EEG analysis: A study via graph theory

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1108-1116

  Vecchio, Fabrizio ^a   Miraglia, Francesca ^a   Curcio, Giuseppe ^b   Della Marca, Giacomo ^c   Vollono, Catello ^c   Mazzucchi, Edoardo ^c   Bramanti, Placido ^d   Rossini, Paolo Maria ^a,c  

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b Prevention and Translational Research Oral Diseases and Systemic Interactions Study Group   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha band; EEG; ELORETA; Fronto temporal epilepsy; Functional connectivity; Graph theory

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FRONTO TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; GAMMA RHYTHM; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; LONG TERM CARE; LOW RESOLUTION BRAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; THETA RHYTHM; YOUNG ADULT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928747250     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.09.019     Document Type: Article

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