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63 A Literature Review of Cortical Mapping, fMRI, and Standards of Care in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgical Workup

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2023

Ivana Cernokova*
Affiliation:
University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
Ronnise D Owens
Affiliation:
Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Eva del Valle Martinez
Affiliation:
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Nicole Semaan
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Coralie Bergeron
Affiliation:
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Donald J. Bearden
Affiliation:
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kim E Ono
Affiliation:
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.
*
Correspondence: Ivana Cernokova, University of North Texas, [email protected]
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Abstract

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Objective:

Epilepsy includes recurrent, unprovoked seizures and affects 470,000 children in the US, of which 7% have drug-resistant epilepsy due to failing two or more antiseizure medication trials. For some patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery has been successful in reducing seizure burden. Functional MRI (fMRI) and intracranial mapping of neurocognitive functions, especially language, are increasingly done to assess potential functional loss from epilepsy surgery. However, these procedures vary by medical institute. The purpose of this review was to examine published literature on fMRI and intracranial mapping procedures for pediatric epilepsy surgery workup toward development of a standardized protocol that can be used across institutes as a guide to standard-of-care best practices for predicting loss of function associated with epilepsy surgery.

Participants and Methods:

Our literature review includes information from 8 electronic databases for peer-reviewed, English language studies of evaluation for pediatric epilepsy surgery candidacy. Thirty-one studies were selected based on inclusion criteria. Only studies including fMRI and intracranial mapping conducted with pediatric patients being worked up for epilepsy surgery were selected.

Results:

Our review revealed that the most common task used in fMRI and intracranial mapping procedures is visual-object naming, but type of naming tasks and the way they are administered varies widely across medical institutes and includes published measures and those created on site. Variability makes examining findings across studies and designing best practice for these procedures challenging.

Conclusions:

Creating gold-standard procedures for fMRI and intracranial mapping administration for epilepsy surgery evaluations is critical in optimizing treatment and functional outcomes for our pediatric patients. Our review is an initial step in this process.

Type
Poster Session 05: Neuroimaging | Neurophysiology | Neurostimulation | Technology | Cross Cultural | Multiculturalism | Career Development
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Copyright © INS. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2023