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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
This study reports a comparison of Fluorine-18 deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and O-15 water (H2(15)O) PET with regard to lateralization of the seizure focus in patients with complex partial epilepsy. The analysis of 35 patients who had an anterior temporal lobectomy for medically intractable seizures indicated that FDG- and H2(15)O-PET were highly correlated in demonstrating the epileptic focus. FDG- and H2(15)O-PET showed significant asymmetries in 83% and 77% of cases respectively. The lateralization with visual analysis of MRI was found to be lower than both FDG and blood flow imaging. Ictal electroencephalography (EEG) lateralizations were concordant with sites of blood flow and FDG-PET abnormalities. Thirty-three patients (94%) were seizure-free or improved significantly after surgery. In conclusion, blood flow PET yielded similar results compared to FDG-PET and can be a valuable modality in preoperative evaluation of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0300-9009
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
214-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Body Water, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Cerebrovascular Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Electroencephalography, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Energy Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Neocortex, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Oxygen Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Preoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-ROC Curve, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Radiopharmaceuticals, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Temporal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:11233675-Tomography, Emission-Computed
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of fluorine-18 deoxyglucose and O-15 water PET in temporal lobe epilepsy.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Imaging Center and Division of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study