Publications by authors named "L Bonilha"

Temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS) is associated with a complex genetic architecture, but the translation from genetic risk factors to brain vulnerability remains unclear. Here, we examined associations between epilepsy-related polygenic risk scores for HS (PRS-HS) and brain structure in a large sample of neurotypical children, and correlated these signatures with case-control findings in in multicentric cohorts of patients with TLE-HS. Imaging-genetic analyses revealed PRS-related cortical thinning in temporo-parietal and fronto-central regions, strongly anchored to distinct functional and structural network epicentres.

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Despite decades of advancements in diagnostic MRI, 30-50% of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients remain categorized as "non-lesional" (i.e., MRI negative or MRI-) based on visual assessment by human experts.

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Syntactic processing and verbal working memory are both essential components to sentence comprehension. Nonetheless, the separability of these systems in the brain remains unclear. To address this issue, we performed causal-inference analyses based on lesion and connectome network mapping using MRI and behavioural testing in two groups of individuals with chronic post-stroke aphasia.

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This study examines the relationship between comorbid seizures and dementia among stroke patients using the 2017 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), the largest publicly available inpatient healthcare database in the United States. We analyzed data from 128,341 stroke patients, including those with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, to determine the prevalence of seizures and dementia, and the association between these conditions. Our findings reveal that 7.

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Article Synopsis
  • Evidence shows that chronic stroke patients with aphasia often receive insufficient therapy in the U.S., partly due to limited access and transportation issues.
  • The TERRA trial is designed to compare the effectiveness of telerehabilitation versus in-clinic therapy for treating aphasia in chronic post-stroke patients, enrolling 100 adults aged 21-80 over 30 days of treatment.
  • The study aims to determine if remote therapy via videoconferencing is as effective as traditional in-person therapy, potentially paving the way for larger trials in the future.
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