J Korean Epilepsy Soc.
2001 Dec;5(2):156-164.
Measurement of Corpus Callosal Area in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Using High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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- 1Neuroimaging Laboratory of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sbhong@smc.samsung.co.kr
- 2Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Graduate School of Information, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: To investigate the change of corpus callosal area in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), the mid-sagittal areas of corpus callosum and its seven sub-regions were measured in JME patients and normal subjects.
METHODS
Nineteen JME patients (22.6+/-5.0 year-old, 6 males, 13 females) and 19 normal controls (22.9+/-7.3 year-old, 6 males, 13 females) underwent 1.6 mm thickness whole brain SPGR MRI. Exact mid-sagittal image was obtained with image reconstruction and geometric correction. According to Witelson's work, the area of corpus callosum was divided into 7 sub-regions (a1 to a7 from anterior to posterior) with a semi-automated method. In each sub-region, the pixel number was counted according to ROI definition. The whole cerebral volume was measured. The mid-sagittal cerebral area was measured by tracing inner surface of skull and basal cortical surface of the cerebrum except for corpus callosum and cerebellum. The difference of corpus callosum areas between JME patients and normal controls were tested by t-test and ANCOVA.
RESULTS
There was no difference in sex [chi-square(1)=1.00, chi square] and age (p=0.941, Mann-Whitney U test). The areas of rostrum (p<0.001) and rostral body (p < or = 0.05) were significantly smaller in JME group by t-test and ANCOVA (adjusted by age and cerebral volume). Cerebral volume and mid-sagittal cerebral area were not different between JME and normal groups (p>0.25, t-test).
CONCLUSION
Rostrum and rostral body are significantly smaller in JME patients, which suggests frontal lobe abnormality in JME. This finding is consistent with previous studies reported structural and functional abnormalities of frontal lobe in JME.
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