Altered thalamocortical functional connectivity in idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Aberrant thalamocortical network has been hypothesized to play a crucial role in the fundamental pathogenesis underlying idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). We aimed to investigate alterations of thalamocortical functional network in patients with IGE using thalamic seed‐based functional connectivity (FC) analysis, and their relationships with frontal cognitive functions and clinical characteristics.

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