Thalamocortical Connections and Executive Function in Pediatric Temporal and Frontal Lobe Epilepsy [PEDIATRICS]

CONCLUSIONS: Our results give insight into vulnerable neural networks in pediatric focal epilepsy and suggest thalamocortical pathway damage as a potential mechanism of executive function impairment in temporal lobe epilepsy but not frontal lobe epilepsy. Identifying structure-function relations can help inform how we measure functional and cognitive/behavioral outcomes in these populations.

http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/abstract/39/8/1523?rss=1

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - August 14, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Law, N., Smith, M. L., Widjaja, E. Tags: PEDIATRICS Source Type: research