Epileptic discharges affect the default mode network--FMRI and intracerebral EEG evidence.

Functional neuroimaging studies of epilepsy patients often show, at the time of epileptic activity, deactivation in default mode network (DMN) regions, which is hypothesized to reflect altered consciousness. We aimed to study the metabolic and electrophysiological correlates of these changes in the...

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Main Authors: Firas Fahoum, Rina Zelmann, Louise Tyvaert, François Dubeau, Jean Gotman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3695970?pdf=render