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Article Dans Une Revue PLoS Computational Biology Année : 2019

Optimization of surgical intervention outside the epileptogenic zone in the Virtual Epileptic Patient (VEP)

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Studies to improve the efficacy of epilepsy surgery have focused on better refining the localization of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) with the aim of effectively resecting it. However, in a considerable number of patients, EZs are distributed across multiple brain regions and may involve eloquent areas that cannot be removed due to the risk of neurological complications. There is a clear need for developing alternative approaches to induce seizure relief, but minimal impact on normal brain functions. Here, we develop a personalized in-silico network approach, that suggests effective and safe surgical interventions for each patient. Based on the clinically identified EZ, we employ modularity analysis to identify target brain regions and fiber tracts involved in seizure propagation. We then construct and simulate a patient-specific brain network model comprising phenomenological neural mass models at the nodes, and patient-specific structural brain connectivity using the neuroinformatics platform The Virtual Brain (TVB), in order to evaluate effectiveness and safety of the target zones (TZs). In particular, we assess safety via electrical stimulation for pre- and post-surgical condition to quantify the impact on the signal transmission properties of the network. We demonstrate the existence of a large repertoire of efficient surgical interventions resulting in reduction of degree of seizure spread, but only a small subset of them proves safe. The identification of novel surgical interventions through modularity analysis and brain network simulations may provide exciting solutions to the treatment of inoperable epilepsies.
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inserm-02274657 , version 1 (30-08-2019)

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Sora An, Fabrice Bartolomei, Maxime Guye, Viktor Jirsa. Optimization of surgical intervention outside the epileptogenic zone in the Virtual Epileptic Patient (VEP). PLoS Computational Biology, 2019, 15 (6), pp.e1007051. ⟨10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007051⟩. ⟨inserm-02274657⟩
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