המחברים מבקשים להודות לפדרתי א אלדס הרננדז, פרנסואה Tadel, וויד סמית לייעוץ היקר שלהם ודיון פורה. אנו מודים גם רפאל טורס לקריאת ההוכחה.

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מתודולוגיה חדשה לרב-ערוצי שיא הלא פולשני EEG במודל פרה-קליני מסוים של אפילפסיה מוקד מתוארת. הפרטים על נהלי ההקלטה וניתוח, עם טיפים ניסוי ספציפיים, מסופקים. היו גורמים מרכזיים לשקול השגת תוצאות מוצלחות. ראשית, להקלטות EEG, קבלת אותות באיכות גבוהה היא חיונית. צמיגות תקין של דבק EEG יש להחיל כל אלקטרודה במהלך תקופת הכנת מיני כובע, ושיער הראש ואוזנו של העכברוש יש להסיר לחלוטין במהלך גילוח. בדיקת עכבה היא הצעד החשוב ביותר כדי לאשר את האיכות של הקלטות EEG. שנית, להדמיה מקור המוח, יצירת מודל מנצח נפח ראוי היא קריטית. כל משטח צריך להיות שותף רשום. כמו כן, צריכה להיות עמדות אלקטרודה יצרו שגיאת מרחק מינימאלית ממקומות אלקטרודה בפועל על הקרקפת של החולדה. למרות שכתב היד הזה מציג מקורנהלי ניתוח באמצעות 12 סיעור מוחות, שהם יכולים להתנהל באמצעות תוכנות אחרות פתוחות 16,17 ומוצרים מסחריים 18,19. כמו כן, מלבד 13 sLORETA, ניתן ליישם פתרונות הפוך אחרים כגון דגמי דיפול מרובים וBeamformer 4. מגבלה אחת של גישה זו היא שניתוח התנהגות לא ניתן נערך מאז הקלטת EEG מבוצעת תחת הרדמה. עם זאת, בהשוואה לשיטות האחרות להקלטת EEG בחולדות 5,6, גישה זו אינה פולשני. התוצאות הראשוניות שלנו תומכות בחשיבות לסיווג מדויק של סמני מטען מהקלטות EEG כדי לקבוע את אזורי irritative בחולדה עם אפילפסיה מוקדי, כמו גם להעריך את יחסיהם עם המנגנונים לייזום תפיסה 11. בנוסף, הוכח שלוקליזציה מקור EEG למטענים ספציפיים כגון הראתה התכתבות טובה עם השו&quot;תאזורי קפה, פועלים BOLD הפעלה וכיבוי 20. המחקר שלנו יעודד את השימוש במודלים פרה להעריך אסטרטגיות המיטה-ספסל-מיטה שפותחו על ידי מהנדסים ביו-רפואיים. לדוגמא, חילוץ מטען מתבצע בימים אלה בבתי חולים באופן ידני, אשר נדרשו מאמץ אנושי רב. המתודולוגיה המוצעת במחקר זה עושה את זה באופן אוטומטי. אנו משערים כי השימוש במתודולוגיה זו יפיק תוצאות דומות כאשר חלים על חולים עם FCD. אנחנו מכינים פרוטוקולי IRB להערכת זו והיבטים אחרים של המתודולוגיה בבסיס נתונים אנושיים. יתר על כן, השימוש במודלים פרה-קליניים יעזור לנו להבין את היכולות ומגבלות של לוקליזציה מקור EEG באפילפסיה 21. הערכה מדויקת של מקורות המוח זוטר epileptogenesis היא חיונית לאסטרטגיות טיפוליות ותכנון ניתוח. כמו כן, יש פלטפורמה סטנדרטית להקלטת EEG בחולדות יהיה שימושי עבורהערכה האפקטיביות של מספר תרופות אנטי-אפילפטי בניסויים פרה-קליניים. זהו המחקר הראשון שבה חולדות אפילפסיה נרשמות הלא פולשני תחת הרדמה, שייפתח דלתות חדשות להערכת סמנים ביולוגיים EEG לאפילפסיה. עם זאת, כל מתודולוגיה המוצגת במחקר זה היא להארכה לתנאי ניסוי אחרים והפרעות במוח. מיני כובע EEG יכול לשמש גם בסוגים של מכרסמים אחרים. בעבר, הפרדיגמה גירוי בכפו בחולדות Wistar נעשתה שימוש כדי להעריך את האיכות ושחזור של הנתונים שנרשמו עם EEG מיני כובע 2. יתר על כן, אימותים לשיקום מקור המוח בוצעו מEEG גולגולת ברזולוציה גבוהה שנרשם במקביל לפוטנציאלי מינרית מקומיים שדה מחולדות Wistar תחת הפרדיגמה גירוי זיף 22. מתודולוגיה זו פותחה עבור חולדות Wistar בגלל קיומו של אטלס MRI לים עכברוש המסוים הזהרכבת. עם זאת, זה יכול להיות מיושם על סוגים אחרים של מכרסמים בפורמט הסטנדרטי שלהם אטלס כולל עכבר 23, Sprague-Dawley חולדות 24, וחולדות פקסינוס ווטסון 25. בנוסף, הנהלים הבסיסיים של המתודולוגיה המוצעת שלנו יכולים לשמש בכל מודלים פרה מכרסמים שEEG הוא שיטה חשובה. עם זאת, היבטים רבים של מתודולוגיה זו הם בעיקר לאפילפסיה, במיוחד אלה הקשורים לעיבוד מקדים EEG (גילוי מטען חבלה וסיווג). כמו כן, חוקרים חייבים להיות מודעים לתרופות המשמשות להרגעה נכונה במקרים שונים. השימוש בisoflurane וdexdomitor במחקר שלנו כבר לשקול בזהירות בשל צמצום ההשפעה על מטעני חבלה. לגבי הקלטות EEG, במקרה של עכבר, את פני שטח הקרקפת הקטן יחסית יפחית את מספר הערוצים במידה ניכרת.

It has been shown that interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) observed from EEG constitute useful markers of epileptogenesis in patients with focal epilepsy3. The regions inside the brain from which these IEDs originate, named irritative zones, can in practice be localized based on EEG recordings4. Preclinical models are essential to find correlates between these irritative zones and the actual regions underlying seizure initiation. However, recording EEG from small animals is challenging because of the small surface area of the head compared to the human scalp. Although invasive methods for chronic recording in rats can be used5, 6, techniques are not available at this moment to acquire traditional EEG recordings on rodents under acute conditions without the need of anesthesia.
To solve this problem, we apply a patented EEG mini-cap2, which allows us to record 32-channel EEG data from rodents noninvasively. In this study, we also provide evidence about the need of an analgesic to preserve IED frequency. Therefore, although fixation of EEG mini-cap was performed under isoflurane, EEG recordings were obtained with rats only under sedation (dexdomitor)7. The method proposed in this study can be used in any preclinical rat model of focal epilepsy. To illustrate the capabilities of this methodology, we apply it to understand the correlates between irritative and seizure-onset zones in focal cortical dysplasia (FCD). To that end, we use a &#8220;double-hit&#8221; model of FCD8 in Wistar rats.
To perform brain source analysis, it is required to: a) accurately extract IEDs from EEG raw data and b) obtain a volume conductor model for the individual animal head. To generate a practical volume conductor model, we use an in vivo rat MRI atlas, comprising average images of intensity/shape and obtained via non-linear registration of T2 images of 31 Wistar rats9. The forward model for the generated volume conductor was computed by boundary element method (BEM)10. As in the case of humans, two typical patterns of IEDs (sharp-waves and spikes) were detected and sub-classified into different clusters through an intelligent feature extraction, feature selection, and classification process11. These sub-classified signals are used to estimate the brain source localizations associated with different types of irritative zones. We present the source analysis steps using a well-known public software called Brainstorm12. The EEG source localizations for each IED sub-type and the seizure onset time frames were performed using standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA)13, which is available in Brainstorm.

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			<td>Data Qcquisition Computer</td>
			<td>Hewlett-Packard</td>
			<td>Z210 Workstation</td>
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			<td>Dexdomitor</td>
			<td>Orion Pharma</td>
			<td>6295000</td>
			<td>Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride</td>
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			<td>EEG Analysis Software</td>
			<td>The Mathworks Inc.</td>
			<td>MATLAB R2011b</td>
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			<td>Brainstorm</td>
			<td>Sylvain et al. 2001</td>
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			<td>OpenMEEG</td>
			<td>Bramfort et al. 2010</td>
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			<td>EEG Data Streamer</td>
			<td>Tucker-Davis Technologies</td>
			<td>RS4 Data Streamer</td>
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			<td>EEG Electrode Paste</td>
			<td>Biotach</td>
			<td>YGB 103</td>
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			<td>EEG Preamplifier</td>
			<td>BioSemi</td>
			<td>Active Two</td>
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			<td>Brain Products</td>
			<td>BrainAmp</td>
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			<td>Tucker-Davis Technologies</td>
			<td>PZ3 Low Impedance Amplifier</td>
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			<td>EEG Processor</td>
			<td>Tucker-Davis Technologies</td>
			<td>RZ2 BioAmp Processor</td>
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			<td>EEG Recording Software</td>
			<td>Tucker-Davis Technologies</td>
			<td>OpenEx - OpenDeveloper</td>
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			<td>EEG SCSI Connector</td>
			<td>BioSemi</td>
			<td>Active Two SCSI Connector</td>
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			<td>Brain Products</td>
			<td>D-sub Connector</td>
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			<td>Tucker-Davis Technologies</td>
			<td>Zif-Clif Digital Headstage</td>
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			<td>High Resolution EEG Mini-cap</td>
			<td>Cortech Solutions</td>
			<td>DA-AR-ELRCS32</td>
			<td>US patent Application No. 13/641,834</td>
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brain source imaging in preclinical rat models of focal epilepsy using high-resolution eeg recordings

Electroencephalogram (EEG) has been traditionally used to determine which brain regions are the most likely candidates for resection in patients with focal epilepsy. This methodology relies on the assumption that seizures originate from the same regions of the brain from which interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) emerge. Preclinical models are very useful to find correlates between IED locations and the actual regions underlying seizure initiation in focal epilepsy. Rats have been commonly used in preclinical studies of epilepsy1; hence, there exist a large variety of models for focal epilepsy in this particular species. However, it is challenging to record multichannel EEG and to perform brain source imaging in such a small animal. To overcome this issue, we combine a patented-technology to obtain 32-channel EEG recordings from rodents2 and an MRI probabilistic atlas for brain anatomical structures in Wistar rats to perform brain source imaging. In this video, we introduce the procedures to acquire multichannel EEG from Wistar rats with focal cortical dysplasia, and describe the steps both to define the volume conductor model from the MRI atlas and to uniquely determine the IEDs. Finally, we validate the whole methodology by obtaining brain source images of IEDs and compare them with those obtained at different time frames during the seizure onset.

לאחר שכל ההליכים הושלמו כראוי, ניתן דמיינו מקורות משוערים במשטח המוח של המודל פרה-הקליני. איור 5 מראה מוערך מקורות מסוג המשנה של קוצים (למעלה) וחדים-גלים (תחתונה) ממטעני חבלה אחד מסוים. בנוסף, איור 6 מציג כיצד שינויי הפצת המקור במסגרות זמן רציפים במהלך הקמת תפיסה. תוצאות אלו תומכות ביכולת של מתודולוגיות הציעו להקליט ברזולוציה גבוהה EEG בחולדות עם אפילפסיה מוקד ולבצע ניתוח מקור באמצעות EEG נרשם. <img alt="6 חזותיים" src="/files/ftp_upload/52700/52700fig5.jpg" /> מקור מוח מקומות איור 5. משוערת של מטענים ביחס לאשכולות שונים בקוצים (למעלה) וחדים-גלים (תחתון). () סדרת זמן, (ב) טופוגרפיה EEG, ו- (ג) בקליפת המוח הנוכחי חמוץCES. ההערכה מתבצעת בזמן מסוים מסומן בקו אדום אנכי ב(). <a href="https://www-jove-com.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/files/ftp_upload/52700/52700fig5highres.jpg" target="_blank">אנא לחץ כאן כדי לצפות בגרסה גדולה יותר של דמות זו.</a> <img alt="6 חזותיים" src="/files/ftp_upload/52700/52700fig6.jpg" /> איור 6. מקורות מוח משוערים במהלך התקף. רגעי הזמן מסומנים כקווים אנכיים אדומים. <a href="https://www-jove-com.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/files/ftp_upload/52700/52700fig6highres.jpg" target="_blank">אנא לחץ כאן כדי לצפות בגרסה גדולה יותר של דמות זו.</a>

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Brain Source Imaging in Preclinical Rat Models of Focal Epilepsy using High-Resolution EEG Recordings

This video introduces the preparation, recording, and source analysis procedures of high-resolution EEG on sedated rats with a particular preclinical model of focal epilepsy under noninvasive conditions.

הדמיה מקור מוח במודלים פרה עכברוש של מיקוד אפילפסיה באמצעות רזולוציה גבוהה EEG הקלטות

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Video: Brain Source Imaging in Preclinical Rat Models of Focal Epilepsy using High-Resolution EEG Recordings

MRI-guided Disruption of the Blood-brain Barrier using Transcranial Focused Ultrasound in a Rat Model

Focused ultrasound (FUS) disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an increasingly investigated technique for circumventing the BBB1-5. The BBB is a significant obstacle to pharmaceutical treatments of brain disorders as it limits the passage of molecules from the vasculature into the brain tissue to molecules less than approximately 500 Da in size6. FUS induced BBB disruption (BBBD) is temporary and reversible4 and has an advantage over chemical means of inducing BBBD by being highly localized. FUS induced BBBD provides a means for investigating the effects of a wide range of therapeutic agents on the brain, which would not otherwise be deliverable to the tissue in sufficient concentration. While a wide range of ultrasound parameters have proven successful at disrupting the BBB2,5,7, there are several critical steps in the experimental procedure to ensure successful disruption with accurate targeting. This protocol outlines how to achieve MRI-guided FUS induced BBBD in a rat model, with a focus on the critical animal preparation and microbubble handling steps of the experiment.

Microbubble-mediated focused ultrasound disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a promising technique for non-invasive targeted drug delivery in the brain1-3. This protocol outlines the experimental procedure for MRI-guided transcranial BBB disruption in a rat model.

MRI-מודרך שיבוש של מחסום דם מוח באמצעות אולטרסאונד ממוקד Transcranial מודל עכברים

Focused ultrasound (FUS) disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an increasingly investigated technique for circumventing the BBB1-5. The BBB is a ...

Segmentation and Measurement of Fat Volumes in Murine Obesity Models Using X-ray Computed Tomography

Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality as well as reduced metrics in quality of life.1 Both environmental and genetic factors are associated with obesity, though the precise underlying mechanisms that contribute to the disease are currently being delineated.2,3 Several small animal models of obesity have been developed and are employed in a variety of studies.4 A critical component to these experiments involves the collection of regional and/or total animal fat content data under varied conditions.
Traditional experimental methods available for measuring fat content in small animal models of obesity include invasive (e.g. ex vivo measurement of fat deposits) and non-invasive (e.g. Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA), or Magnetic Resonance (MR)) protocols, each of which presents relative trade-offs. Current invasive methods for measuring fat content may provide details for organ and region specific fat distribution, but sacrificing the subjects will preclude longitudinal assessments. Conversely, current non-invasive strategies provide limited details for organ and region specific fat distribution, but enable valuable longitudinal assessment. With the advent of dedicated small animal X-ray computed tomography (CT) systems and customized analytical procedures, both organ and region specific analysis of fat distribution and longitudinal profiling may be possible. Recent reports have validated the use of CT for in vivo longitudinal imaging of adiposity in living mice.5,6 Here we provide a modified method that allows for fat/total volume measurement, analysis and visualization utilizing the Carestream Molecular Imaging Albira CT system in conjunction with PMOD and Volview software packages.

Fat content analysis is routinely conducted in studies utilizing murine obesity models. Emerging methods in small animal CT imaging and analysis are providing for longitudinal detail rich fat content analysis. Here we detail step by step procedures for performing small animal CT imaging, analysis, and visualization.

פילוח ומדידה של כמויות השומן מודלים השמנת יתר Murine באמצעות קרני רנטגן טומוגרפיה ממוחשבת

Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality as well as reduced metrics in quality of life.1 Both environmental and genetic factors are ...

A Novel High-resolution In vivo Imaging Technique to Study the Dynamic Response of Intracranial Structures to Tumor Growth and Therapeutics

We have successfully integrated previously established Intracranial window (ICW) technology 1-4 with intravital 2-photon confocal microscopy to develop a novel platform that allows for direct long-term visualization of tissue structure changes intracranially. Imaging at a single cell resolution in a real-time fashion provides supplementary dynamic information beyond that provided by standard end-point histological analysis, which looks solely at 'snap-shot' cross sections of tissue.
Establishing this intravital imaging technique in fluorescent chimeric mice, we are able to image four fluorescent channels simultaneously. By incorporating fluorescently labeled cells, such as GFP+ bone marrow, it is possible to track the fate of these cells studying their long-term migration, integration and differentiation within tissue. Further integration of a secondary reporter cell, such as an mCherry glioma tumor line, allows for characterization of cell:cell interactions. Structural changes in the tissue microenvironment can be highlighted through the addition of intra-vital dyes and antibodies, for example CD31 tagged antibodies and Dextran molecules.
Moreover, we describe the combination of our ICW imaging model with a small animal micro-irradiator that provides stereotactic irradiation, creating a platform through which the dynamic tissue changes that occur following the administration of ionizing irradiation can be assessed.
Current limitations of our model include penetrance of the microscope, which is limited to a depth of up to 900 &mu;m from the sub cortical surface, limiting imaging to the dorsal axis of the brain. The presence of the skull bone makes the ICW a more challenging technical procedure, compared to the more established and utilized chamber models currently used to study mammary tissue and fat pads 5-7. In addition, the ICW provides many challenges when optimizing the imaging.

A Novel High-resolution In vivo Imaging Technique to Study the Dynamic Response of Intracranial Structures to Tumor Growth and Therapeutics

We describe a novel in vivo imaging technique that couples fluorescent chimeric mice with intracranial windows and high-resolution 2-photon microscopy. This imaging platform aids studies of dynamic changes in brain tissue and microvasculature, at a single-cell level, following pathological insults and is adaptable to assess intracranial drug delivery and distribution.

רומן ברזולוציה גבוהה<em&gt; בvivo</em&gt; טכניקת הדמיה כדי לחקור את התגובה דינמית של מבנים תוך גולגולתי לצמיחה גידול וTherapeutics

We have successfully integrated previously established Intracranial window (ICW) technology 1-4 with intravital 2-photon confocal microscopy to develop a ...

MRI and PET in Mouse Models of Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of death in the Western world. The similarity of the mouse heart to the human heart has made it an ideal model for testing novel therapeutic strategies.
In vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gives excellent views of the heart noninvasively with clear anatomical detail, which can be used for accurate functional assessment. Contrast agents can provide basic measures of tissue viability but these are nonspecific. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a complementary technique that is highly specific for molecular imaging, but lacks the anatomical detail of MRI. Used together, these techniques offer a sensitive, specific and quantitative tool for the assessment of the heart in disease and recovery following treatment.
In this paper we explain how these methods are carried out in mouse models of acute myocardial infarction. The procedures described here were designed for the assessment of putative protective drug treatments. We used MRI to measure systolic function and infarct size with late gadolinium enhancement, and PET with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) to assess metabolic function in the infarcted region. The paper focuses on practical aspects such as slice planning, accurate gating, drug delivery, segmentation of images, and multimodal coregistration. The methods presented here achieve good repeatability and accuracy maintaining a high throughput.

We describe how to perform MRI and PET imaging of the mouse heart. The protocol is tailored to assess treatment efficacy in models of myocardial infarction and heart failure.

Myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of death in the Western world. The similarity of the mouse heart to the human heart has made it an ...

Multi-electrode Array Recordings of Human Epileptic Postoperative Cortical Tissue

Epilepsy, affecting about 1% of the population, comprises a group of neurological disorders characterized by the periodic occurrence of seizures, which disrupt normal brain function. Despite treatment with currently available antiepileptic drugs targeting neuronal functions, one third of patients with epilepsy are pharmacoresistant. In this condition, surgical resection of the brain area generating seizures remains the only alternative treatment. Studying human epileptic tissues has contributed to understand new epileptogenic mechanisms during the last 10 years. Indeed, these tissues generate spontaneous interictal epileptic discharges as well as pharmacologically-induced ictal events which can be recorded with classical electrophysiology techniques. Remarkably, multi-electrode arrays (MEAs), which are microfabricated devices embedding an array of spatially arranged microelectrodes, provide the unique opportunity to simultaneously stimulate and record field potentials, as well as action potentials of multiple neurons from different areas of the tissue. Thus MEAs recordings offer an excellent approach to study the spatio-temporal patterns of spontaneous interictal and evoked seizure-like events and the mechanisms underlying seizure onset and propagation. Here we describe how to prepare human cortical slices from surgically resected tissue and to record with MEAs interictal and ictal-like events ex vivo.

We here describe how to perform multi-electrode array recordings of human epileptic cortical tissue. Epileptic tissue resection, slice preparation and multi-electrode array recordings of interictal and ictal events are demonstrated in detail.

הקלטות מערך רב-אלקטרודה של רקמה האנושית אפילפטיים לאחר הניתוח בקליפת המוח

Epilepsy, affecting about 1% of the population, comprises a group of neurological disorders characterized by the periodic occurrence of seizures, which ...

High-frequency Ultrasound Imaging of Mouse Cervical Lymph Nodes

High-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) is widely employed as a non-invasive method for imaging internal anatomic structures in experimental small animal systems. HFUS has the ability to detect structures as small as 30 &#181;m, a property that has been utilized for visualizing superficial lymph nodes in rodents in brightness (B)-mode. Combining power Doppler with B-mode imaging allows for measuring circulatory blood flow within lymph nodes and other organs. While HFUS has been utilized for lymph node imaging in a number of mouse&#160; model systems, a detailed protocol describing HFUS imaging and characterization of the cervical lymph nodes in mice has not been reported. Here, we show that HFUS can be adapted to detect and characterize cervical lymph nodes in mice. Combined B-mode and power Doppler imaging can be used to detect increases in blood flow in immunologically-enlarged cervical nodes. We also describe the use of B-mode imaging to conduct fine needle biopsies of cervical lymph nodes to retrieve lymph tissue for histological&#160; analysis. Finally, software-aided steps are described to calculate changes in lymph node volume and to visualize changes in lymph node morphology following image reconstruction. The ability to visually monitor changes in cervical lymph node biology over time provides a simple and powerful technique for the non-invasive monitoring of cervical lymph node alterations in preclinical mouse models of oral cavity disease.

This protocol describes the application of high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) for imaging mouse cervical lymph nodes. This technique optimizes visualization and quantification of cervical lymph node morphology, volume and blood flow. Image-guided biopsy of cervical lymph nodes and processing of lymph tissue for histological evaluation is also demonstrated.

בתדירות גבוהה אולטראסאונד הדמיה של בלוטות לימפה עכבר צוואר הרחם

High-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) is widely employed as a non-invasive method for imaging internal anatomic structures in experimental small animal ...

Assessing Cortical Cerebral Microinfarcts on High Resolution MR Images

Cerebral microinfarcts are frequent findings in the post-mortem human brain, and are related to cognitive decline and dementia. Due to their small sizes it is challenging to study them on clinical MRI scans. It was recently demonstrated that cortical microinfarcts can be depicted with MRI scanners using high magnetic field strengths (7T). Based on this experience, a proportion of these lesions is also visible on lower resolution 3T MRI. These findings were corroborated with ex vivo imaging of post-mortem human brain tissue, accompanied by histopathological verification of possible cortical microinfarcts.
Here an ex vivo imaging protocol is presented, for the purpose of validating MR observed cerebral microvascular pathology with histological evaluation. Furthermore, guidelines are provided for the assessment of cortical microinfarcts on both in vivo 7T and 3T MR images. These guidelines provide researchers with a tool to rate cortical microinfarcts on in vivo images of larger patient samples, to further unravel their clinical relevance in cognitive decline and dementia, and establish these lesions as a novel biomarker of cerebral small vessel disease.

A high resolution ex vivo 7T MR imaging protocol is presented, to perform MR-guided histopathological validation of microvascular pathology in post-mortem human brain tissue. Furthermore, guidelines are provided for the assessment of cortical microinfarcts on in vivo 7T as well as 3T MR images.

הערכת Microinfarcts מוחין בקליפת המוח בתמונות ברזולוציה גבוהה MR

Cerebral microinfarcts are frequent findings in the post-mortem human brain, and are related to cognitive decline and dementia. Due to their small sizes ...

A Multimodal Imaging- and Stimulation-based Method of Evaluating Connectivity-related Brain Excitability in Patients with Epilepsy

Resting-state functional connectivity MRI (rs-fcMRI) is a technique that identifies connectivity between different brain regions based on correlations over time in the blood-oxygenation level dependent signal. rs-fcMRI has been applied extensively to identify abnormalities in brain connectivity in different neurologic and psychiatric diseases. However, the relationship among rs-fcMRI connectivity abnormalities, brain electrophysiology and disease state is unknown, in part because the causal significance of alterations in functional connectivity in disease pathophysiology has not been established. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a technique that uses electromagnetic induction to noninvasively produce focal changes in cortical activity. When combined with electroencephalography (EEG), TMS can be used to assess the brain's response to external perturbations. Here we provide a protocol for combining rs-fcMRI, TMS and EEG to assess the physiologic significance of alterations in functional connectivity in patients with neuropsychiatric disease. We provide representative results from a previously published study in which rs-fcMRI was used to identify regions with abnormal connectivity in patients with epilepsy due to a malformation of cortical development, periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH). Stimulation in patients with epilepsy resulted in abnormal TMS-evoked EEG activity relative to stimulation of the same sites in matched healthy control patients, with an abnormal increase in the late component of the TMS-evoked potential, consistent with cortical hyperexcitability. This abnormality was specific to regions with abnormal resting-state functional connectivity. Electrical source analysis in a subject with previously recorded seizures demonstrated that the origin of the abnormal TMS-evoked activity co-localized with the seizure-onset zone, suggesting the presence of an epileptogenic circuit. These results demonstrate how rs-fcMRI, TMS and EEG can be utilized together to identify and understand the physiological significance of abnormal brain connectivity in human diseases.

Resting-state functional-connectivity MRI has identified abnormalities in patients with a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders, including epilepsy due to malformations of cortical development. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in combination with EEG can demonstrate that patients with epilepsy have cortical hyperexcitability in regions with abnormal connectivity.

מולטימודליות Imaging- מבוסס גירוי אופן הערכת קישוריות הקשורות מוח רגיש בחולים עם אפילפסיה

Resting-state functional connectivity MRI (rs-fcMRI) is a technique that identifies connectivity between different brain regions based on correlations ...

Network Analysis of Foramen Ovale Electrode Recordings in Drug-resistant Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients

Approximately 30% of epilepsy patients are refractory to antiepileptic drugs. In these cases, surgery is the only alternative to eliminate/control seizures. However, a significant minority of patients continues to exhibit post-operative seizures, even in those cases in which the suspected source of seizures has been correctly localized and resected. The protocol presented here combines a clinical procedure routinely employed during the pre-operative evaluation of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients with a novel technique for network analysis. The method allows for the evaluation of the temporal evolution of mesial network parameters. The bilateral insertion of foramen ovale electrodes (FOE) into the ambient cistern simultaneously records electrocortical activity at several mesial areas in the temporal lobe. Furthermore, network methodology applied to the recorded time series tracks the temporal evolution of the mesial networks both interictally and during the seizures. In this way, the presented protocol offers a unique way to visualize and quantify measures that considers the relationships between several mesial areas instead of a single area.

This protocol describes a procedure to track the evolution of mesial network measures in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients. It is based on the combination of intracranial recordings with a novel numerical technique for data analysis. Specifically, we present a protocol for network analyses of foramen ovale recordings.

ניתוח רשת של הקלטות אלקטרודה foramen ovale בחולים עמידים בפני תרופות Temporal Lobe אפילפסיה

Approximately 30% of epilepsy patients are refractory to antiepileptic drugs. In these cases, surgery is the only alternative to eliminate/control ...

Assessment of Spontaneous Alternation, Novel Object Recognition and Limb Clasping in Transgenic Mouse Models of Amyloid-&#946; and Tau Neuropathology

Here we describe a staged, behavioral testing approach that can be used to screen for compounds that exhibit in vivo efficacy on cognitive and functional motor behaviors in transgenic mouse models of &#946;-amyloidosis and tauopathy. The paradigm includes tests for spontaneous alternation in a Y-maze, novel object recognition, and limb clasping. These tests were selected because they: 1) interrogate function of cognitive or motor domains and the correlate neural circuitry relevant to the human disease state, 2) have clearly defined endpoints, 3) have easily implementable quality control checks, 4) can be run in a moderate throughput format, and 5) require little intervention by the investigator. These methods are designed for investigators looking to screen compounds for activity in short-term and working memory tasks, or functional motor behaviors associated with Alzheimer's disease mouse models. The methods described here use behavioral tests that engage a number of different brain regions including hippocampus and various cortical areas. Investigators that desire cognitive tests that specifically assess cognition mediated by a single brain region could use these techniques to supplement other behavioral tests.

Described here is a staged, behavioral screening approach that can be used to screen for compounds that exhibit in vivo efficacy on cognitive and functional motor behaviors in transgenic mouse models of &#946;-amyloidosis and tauopathy. These methods are optimized to screen compounds for activity in short-term and working memory tasks.

הערכה של חלופה ספונטנית, זיהוי אובייקטים רומנטי ו Clbing איברים מודלים עכבר מהונדס של Amyloid-β ו נוירופתולוגיה טאו

Here we describe a staged, behavioral testing approach that can be used to screen for compounds that exhibit in vivo efficacy on cognitive and functional ...