Guest guest Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/104/3/405.abstract From the paper: This study demonstrates that there is a subset of children with ASDs who demonstrate clinically relevant epileptiform activity during slow-wave sleep, and that this activity may be present even in the absence of a clinical seizure disorder. MEG showed significantly greater sensitivity to this epileptiform activity than simultaneous EEG, 1-hour clinical EEG, and 24-hour clinical EEG. The multifocal epileptiform pattern identified by MEG in the ASDs typically includes the same perisylvian brain regions identified as abnormal in LKS. When epileptiform activity is present in the ASDs, therapeutic strategies (antiepileptic drugs, steroids, and even neurosurgery) aimed at its control can lead to a significant improvement in language and autistic features. autism, pervasive developmental disorder–not otherwise specified, epilepsy, magnetoencephalography, Landau-Kleffner syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Resouces for MEG? I've heard it is for research only. ________________________________ To: csb-autism-rx Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 9:09:17 PM Subject: MEG-Lewine http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/104/3/405.abstract From the paper: This study demonstrates that there is a subset of children with ASDs who demonstrate clinically relevant epileptiform activity during slow-wave sleep, and that this activity may be present even in the absence of a clinical seizure disorder. MEG showed significantly greater sensitivity to this epileptiform activity than simultaneous EEG, 1-hour clinical EEG, and 24-hour clinical EEG. The multifocal epileptiform pattern identified by MEG in the ASDs typically includes the same perisylvian brain regions identified as abnormal in LKS. When epileptiform activity is present in the ASDs, therapeutic strategies (antiepileptic drugs, steroids, and even neurosurgery) aimed at its control can lead to a significant improvement in language and autistic features. autism, pervasive developmental disorder–not otherwise specified, epilepsy, magnetoencephalography, Landau-Kleffner syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Yep that's what i've heard too but hospital do have them, they use them before surgery for epilepsy. SPECT by Amen or uzsler. > > Resouces for MEG? I've heard it is for research only. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: csb-autism-rx > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 9:09:17 PM > Subject: MEG-Lewine > > > http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/104/3/405.abstract > > From the paper: This study demonstrates that there is a subset of children with > ASDs who demonstrate clinically relevant epileptiform activity during slow-wave > sleep, and that this activity may be present even in the absence of a clinical > seizure disorder. MEG showed significantly greater sensitivity to this > epileptiform activity than simultaneous EEG, 1-hour clinical EEG, and 24-hour > clinical EEG. The multifocal epileptiform pattern identified by MEG in the ASDs > typically includes the same perisylvian brain regions identified as abnormal in > LKS. When epileptiform activity is present in the ASDs, therapeutic strategies > (antiepileptic drugs, steroids, and even neurosurgery) aimed at its control can > lead to a significant improvement in language and autistic features. autism, > pervasive developmental disorder†" not otherwise specified, epilepsy, > magnetoencephalography, Landau-Kleffner syndrome. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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