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ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA COMMUNICATIONS
卷 2, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/2051-5960-2-72
关键词
mMCD; Immunohistochemistry; Quantitation; Stereology; Heterotophic; Neurons
资金
- Medical Health Research Council, UK [MR/J01270X/1]
- Department of Health NIHR Biomedical Centre scheme
- European Union Seventh Framework Programme [602102]
- UCL IQPath
- Medical Research Council [MR/J01270X/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MR/J01270X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Introduction: In epilepsy, the diagnosis of mild Malformation of Cortical Development type II (mMCD II) predominantly relies on the histopathological assessment of heterotopic neurons in the white matter. The exact diagnostic criteria for mMCD II are still ill-defined, mainly because findings from previous studies were contradictory due to small sample size, and the use of different stains and quantitative systems. Advance in technology leading to the development of whole slide imaging with high-throughput, automated quantitative analysis (WSA) may overcome these differences, and may provide objective, rapid, and reliable quantitation of white matter neurons in epilepsy. This study quantified the density of NeuN immunopositive neurons in the white matter of up to 142 epilepsy and control cases using WSA. Quantitative data from WSA was compared to two other systems, semi-automated quantitation, and the widely accepted method of stereology, to assess the reliability and quality of results from WSA. Results: All quantitative systems showed a higher density of white matter neurons in epilepsy cases compared to controls (P = 0.002). We found that, in particular, WSA with user-defined region of interest (manual) was superior in terms of larger sampled size, ease of use, time consumption, and accuracy in region selection and cell recognition compared to other methods. Using results from WSA manual, we proposed a threshold value for the classification of mMCD II, where 78% of patients now classified with mMCD II were seizure-free at the second post-operatively follow up. Conclusion: This study confirms the potential role of WSA in future quantitative diagnostic histology, especially for the histopathological diagnosis of mMCD.
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