Functional connectivity in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Purpose:  Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is characterized by electroencephalography (EEG) recordings with generalized spike wave discharges (GSWDs) arising from normal background activity. Although GSWDs are the result of highly synchronized activity in the thalamocortical network, EEG without GSWDs is believed to represent normal brain activity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether thalamocortical interactions are altered even during GSWD‐free EEG periods in patients with IGE.

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