TITLE:
New network and synchronization approaches in focal epilepsy research and treatment
AUTHORS:
Jesús Pastor, Rafael G. Sola, Lorena Vega Zelaya, Oscar Garnés, Guillermo Ortega
KEYWORDS:
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy; Synchronization; Complex Network; Limbic Network; Electroencephalography
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.5 No.6A,
June
17,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Traditional approaches to focal
epileptic surgery rely in the identification and resection of the epileptic
zone. However, a significant minority of epileptic patients continue to
experience seizures after surgery, a fact that shows how difficult it is to
define this concept. In this work we will review some of the recent advances in
the use of complex network theory and synchronization analysis in the study
of neurophysiological epileptic records which shed new light on fragmented
understanding of the epilepsy dynamic we have today. More important would be
the potential treatments which could be implemented from the new information
and change of perspective gathered by using this methodology, particularly the
substitution of the traditional resective surgery in temporal lobe epilepsy patients.