LONDON: The thickness and volume differences in the grey matter of several brain regions can predict the risk of epilepsy, scientist including one of Indian origin have found. The brain abnormalities researchers identified were subtle and have not yet been implicated in any loss of function. Structural brain measures were extracted from MRI brain scans of 2,149 people with epilepsy, and compared with 1,727 healthy controls. The researchers also identified differences between the subgroups, which they say must reflect differences in underlying biology, as suggested by recent genetic studies. We found that structural changes are present in multiple brain regions, which informs our understanding of epilepsy as a network disorder," Whelan said.

Source: Economic Times January 22, 2018 11:37 UTC