Magnetoencephalography in Pediatric Lesional Epilepsy Surgery

This study was performed to assess the usefulness of magnetoencephalography (MEG) as a presurgical evaluation modality in Korean pediatric patients with lesional localization-related epilepsy. The medical records and MEG findings of 13 pediatric patients (6 boys and 7 girls) with localization-related epilepsy, who underwent epilepsy surgery at Seoul National University Children's Hospital, were retrospectively reviewed. The hemispheric concordance rate was 100% (13/13 patients). The lobar or regional concordance rate was 77% (10/13 patients). In most cases, the MEG spike sources were clustered in the proximity of the lesion, either at one side of the margin (nine patients) or around the lesion (one patient); clustered spike sources were distant from the lesion in one patient. Among the patients with clustered spike sources near the lesion, further extensions (three patients) and distal scatters (three patients) were also observed. MEG spike sources were well lateralized and localized even in two patients without focal epileptiform discharges in the interictal scalp electroencephalography. Ten patients (77%) achieved Engel class I postsurgical seizure outcome. It is suggested that MEG is a safe and useful presurgical evaluation modality in pediatric patients with lesion localization-related epilepsy.

Localization of linguistic center of auditory function in presurgical epileptic patients with magnetic source imaging / 中国医学影像技术

Objective To assess the value of magnetic source imaging (MSI) in localizing the linguistic center of auditory function of epileptic patients before operation. Methods Epileptic focus and the linguistic center of auditory function in 24 patients were localized with MSI before operation. And the relationship between epileptic focus and auditory language area was observed. Results The linguistic center of auditory function was localized in left temporal lobe in 14 patients, in right temporal lobe in 5 patients and in bilaterial temporal lobe in 5 patients. Epileptic focus was localized in left temporal lobe in 14 patients, in left temporal lobe and left parietal lobe in 1 patient, in right temporal lobe in 4 patients, in right temporal lobe and parietal lobe in 1 patient, in left frontal lobe and left temporal lobe in 1 patient, in right frontal lobe, right temporal lobe and parietal lobe in 1 patient, and in bilaterial temporal lobe in 2 patients. Epileptic focus was superimposed with the linguistic center of auditory function in 10 patients, while was not superimposed with the linguistic center of auditory function in 10 patients. The epileptic focus was localized in front of the linguistic center of auditory function in 3 patients, in behind of the linguistic center of auditory function in 1 patient. The lesion of the patient suffered from dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor was not excised completely because the epileptic focus was superimposed with the linguistic center of auditory function, and the patient appeared language functional disturbance after operation in short period, remaining auditory hallucination occasionally after operation. Conclusion Epileptic focus and the linguistic center of auditory function can be localized accurately and the relationship between them can be observed clearly with MSI. MSI is useful to reduce the occurrence of language disturbance after operation.

Progress of medical imaging technology / 医疗卫生装备

In recent years,the medical imaging technology has developed rapidly.New imaging methods are unceasingly emerging,and the existed imaging modes have been continuously improved.The trends of medical imaging technology have developed from two-dimension imaging to three-dimension imaging,from localized imaging to whole-body imaging,from static imaging to dynamic imaging and from structure to function.This thesis introduces the new imaging methods,such as Molecular Imaging,Near Infrared Imaging and so on.