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Magnetoencephalography Evaluation of Febrile Seizures in Young Children
From the Lab of Medical Physics and Department of Pediatrics, Medical School Democritus University of Thrace, Alex/polis, Greece
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: akotin{at}axd.forthnet.gr.
The aim of this study is to assess any cerebral dysfunction in young children, who experienced febrile seizures, by means of magnetoencephalography. Our study population included 15 children (9 boys, 6 girls) within the age range of 2 to 7 years. The magnetoencephalography data were recorded with a 122-channel biomagnetometer. Equivalent current dipoles were calculated for epileptic spikes on magnetoencephalography recordings according to the single dipole model. Of 15 children, 8 showed equivalent current dipoles that located at the left—temporal, right—temporal, occipital, and frontal lobe, as active regions responsible for febrile seizures. We assumed that the interictal epileptiform discharges are a consequence of febrile seizures. Of course, further study in a larger number of patients is needed to evaluate the exact role of the equivalent current dipoles, in young children, who experienced febrile seizures.
First published on May 28, 2009, doi:10.1177/0883073809336123 |
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