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The study was approved by the institutional review board, and all individuals or their parents gave signed informed consent. In total, 45 patients with IGE (age 5\u201318 years, male: female 26:19) and 32 healthy controls (HCs; age 5\u201318 years, male: female 21:11) were included. Voxel-based analysis (VBA) was used to compare patients and controls, and Pearson correlation analysis was used to investigate relationships between altered DTI metrics and clinical parameters. Compared with controls, patients with IGE showed increased mean diffusivity (MD) in the left splenium of the corpus callosum, increased fractional anisotropy (FA) in the right WM of the superior and middle frontal gyri, increased axial diffusivity (AD) in the WM of right corona radiata and left occipital lobe, and decreased AD in the WM of the left thalamus and the right middle cerebellar peduncle. There was no correlation between the altered diffusion parameters and clinical measures. 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