Lateralization of temporal lobe epilepsy by multimodal multinomial hippocampal response-driven models
Recommended Citation
Nazem-Zadeh MR, Elisevich KV, Schwalb JM, Bagher-Ebadian H, Mahmoudi F, and Soltanian-Zadeh H. Lateralization of temporal lobe epilepsy by multimodal multinomial hippocampal response-driven models. J Neurol Sci 2014; 347(1-2):107-118.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-15-2014
Publication Title
Journal of the neurological sciences
Abstract
PURPOSE: Multiple modalities are used in determining laterality in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE). It is unclear how much different imaging modalities should be weighted in decision-making. The purpose of this study is to develop response-driven multimodal multinomial models for lateralization of epileptogenicity in mTLE patients based upon imaging features in order to maximize the accuracy of noninvasive studies.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: The volumes, means and standard deviations of FLAIR intensity and means of normalized ictal-interictal SPECT intensity of the left and right hippocampi were extracted from preoperative images of a retrospective cohort of 45 mTLE patients with Engel class I surgical outcomes, as well as images of a cohort of 20 control, nonepileptic subjects. Using multinomial logistic function regression, the parameters of various univariate and multivariate models were estimated. Based on the Bayesian model averaging (BMA) theorem, response models were developed as compositions of independent univariate models.
RESULTS: A BMA model composed of posterior probabilities of univariate response models of hippocampal volumes, means and standard deviations of FLAIR intensity, and means of SPECT intensity with the estimated weighting coefficients of 0.28, 0.32, 0.09, and 0.31, respectively, as well as a multivariate response model incorporating all mentioned attributes, demonstrated complete reliability by achieving a probability of detection of one with no false alarms to establish proper laterality in all mTLE patients.
CONCLUSION: The proposed multinomial multivariate response-driven model provides a reliable lateralization of mesial temporal epileptogenicity including those patients who require phase II assessment.
Medical Subject Headings
Adult; Bayes Theorem; Cohort Studies; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe; Female; Functional Laterality; Hippocampus; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neuroimaging; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
PubMed ID
25300772
Volume
347
Issue
1-2
First Page
107
Last Page
118
