Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Neurology

Classification of neurocognitive impairment in pediatric drug-resistant focal epilepsy by quantifying seizure-affected brain network abnormalities in clinical diffusion-weighted imaging connectome

Jeong-Won Jeong, Min-Hee Lee, Yoon Ho Hwang, Michael Behen, Aimee Luat, Csaba Juhász, Eishi Asano

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2026;69(5):443-454. Published online March 13, 2026

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Question: Does epilepsy affect neurocognitive functions in pediatric drug-resistant focal epilepsy?
Finding: Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) connectome could identify new imaging markers for seizure-associated structural abnormalities. New markers reflect deviations of local efficiency in neurocognitive networks and provide outstanding discretionary capacity for neurocognitive impairments, achieving an accuracy range of 90%–98% in the independent test patients.
Meaning: Supplementary MRI-driven decisions could be performed for personalized interventions to mitigate long-term neurocognitive effects.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/cep.2025.02936

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