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11437617

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-4
pubmed:abstractText
Several investigators have reported on the relationship between metabolism, using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and function, using neuropsychological tests in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients, but the opinions regarding the results remain in contention. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between metabolism, using proton MRS ((1)H-MRS), and function using several neuropsychological tests in the temporal lobes of TLE patients. We studied 29 TLE patients at our hospital using(1)H-MRS and neuropsychological tests. We used a clinical 1.5 T MR unit. We conducted five neuropsychological tests to examine the function of the left or right temporal lobe. There were significant correlations between the N-acetylaspartate/creatine + phosphocreatine (NAA/Cr) ratios and the scores of almost all of the neuropsychological tests for the temporal lobe function ipsilateral to the spike focus. However, in two Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R) subtests we found no significant correlation in the ipsilateral side. These findings suggest that the NAA/Cr ratios, which reflect neural metabolism, are closely related to function in the temporal lobes of TLE patients. The disparity between the results in two subtests of WMS-R show that several tests may be necessary in order to assess temporal lobe function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1059-1311
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 BEA Trading Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
188-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
A study of the relationship between metabolism using 1H-MRS and function using several neuropsychological tests in temporal lobe epilepsy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-15, Shouwa-machi, Maebashi-shi, 371-8511, Japan. skikuchi@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study