The localizing value of epileptic auras: pitfalls in semiology and involved networks.

Epileptic Disord

Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Brain Institute, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, USA, Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA.

Published: December 2019

A more complete understanding of the epileptic aura represents an important challenge for localizing the epileptogenic zone and understanding brain networks. This review re-visits the localizing value of the epileptic aura, focusing on clinical pitfalls in epileptogenic zone detection and the importance of defining functional connectivity. We review the role of network node activation or alteration and its relationship to hub activation.

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