Table 3.
Patient | Presumed focus | # seizure-related ICA components with a clear peak | ICA fMRI activation | ICA fMRI deactivation | Earliest activation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RTP lesion | 39 | Widespread RFTP, L cerebellum | BilO, scattered LFTP, R cerebellum | RFT |
2 | RTO lesion | 5 | Mesial F | BilF | Mesial F |
3 | BilTO lesions | 0 | None | None | None |
4 | BilTO lesions | 35 | BilT, BilTO, Bil cerebellum | BilFT, BilO | Brainstem |
5 | RTPO lesion | 3 | RTPO (around the lesion) | None | Cortex overlying lesion |
6 | RF lesion | 27 | RF, RT, Bil cerebellum | BilF, RT, BilPO | RF |
7 | LCP lesion | 12 | BilTO, LCP, Bil cerebellum | RF, BilF, RCP | BilO |
8 | RTPO lesion | 14 | RTO, RF, RP, LF | LFP, BilF, BilO | RTO |
9 | BilO lesion | 1 | None | RO | None |
10 | RC lesion | 6 | BilCP, RTO, LO, Bil cerebellum | LF, BilT | BilO |
11 | RF lesion | 12 | BilF, BilTP | BilF | BilF |
12 | FT, earlier R involvement | 2 | RFT | RF, RPO, L cerebellum | RFT |
13 | L mesial T | 69 | Widespread L hemisphere, BilTP, Bil cerebellum | RFT, BilO, BilC, Bil cerebellum | LF |
14 | BilF predominantly L | 25 | BilFT, Bil cerebellum | BilTP, BilO, Bil cerebellum | BilFT |
15 | RTPO | 1 | RP | None | RP |
The location of the presumed epileptogenic focus is repeated from Table 1 to facilitate comparisons; concordant responses are indicated in bold type. The last column shows the location of the earliest activation, as determined by the analysis of the HRF peak delays. Abbreviations: R: right, L: left, Bil: bilateral, F: frontal, C: central, T: temporal, P: parietal, O: occipital.