Anna Elisabetta Vaudano

Sex-related structural alterations across common epilepsies: a worldwide ENIGMA study

This study examines sex differences in structural brain alterations in common epilepsies using neuroimaging data from a large international cohort, finding some regional differences but no significant sex-by-diagnosis interactions.

Associations between epilepsy-related polygenic risk and brain morphology in childhood

The paper examines associations between epilepsy-related polygenic risk scores and brain morphology in children, finding PRS-related cortical thinning linked to structural patterns in TLE-HS patients.

A worldwide ENIGMA study on epilepsy-related gray and white matter compromise across the adult lifespan

This study examines age-related changes in grey and white matter in TLE patients across the adult lifespan, finding accelerated aging effects after age 55.

Patterns of subregional cerebellar atrophy across epilepsy syndromes: An ENIGMA-Epilepsy study

This study identifies subregional cerebellar atrophy patterns in epilepsy syndromes using MRI data from 1,602 patients and 1,022 controls, finding significant volume loss in posterior lobe regions.

Maturation-dependent changes in cortical and thalamic activity during slow waves of light sleep: insights from a combined EEG-fMRI study

This study uses EEG-fMRI to examine age-related changes in cortical and thalamic activity during slow waves in children, showing posterior-to-anterior shifts and thalamic maturation.

Beyond pulsed inhibition: Alpha oscillations modulate attenuation and amplification of neural activity in the awake resting-state

This study shows alpha oscillations in the awake resting-state modulate neural activity through alternating inhibition and excitation bouts, with long-term waxing and waning dynamics not observed during NREM sleep.

Criticality of neuronal avalanches in human sleep and their relationship with sleep macro- and micro-architecture

The paper characterizes neuronal avalanche criticality during sleep and links it to sleep architecture, showing power law distributions and scaling relations consistent with mean-field directed percolation.

Topographic divergence of atypical cortical asymmetry and regional atrophy patterns in temporal lobe epilepsy: a worldwide enigma study

This study identifies divergent patterns of atypical cortical asymmetry and regional atrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy using MRI data from a large multi-site cohort.

Structural network alterations in focal and generalized epilepsy follow axes of epilepsy risk gene expression: An ENIGMA study

This study links structural network changes in epilepsy syndromes to risk gene expression patterns using ENIGMA data.

A systems-level analysis highlights microglial activation as a modifying factor in common forms of human epilepsy

The paper identifies microglial activation as a factor contributing to cortical thinning in epilepsy by integrating neuroimaging and gene expression data.