Correlation of ictal EEG and SPECT studies in patients of intractable epilepsy with normal MRI.
Neurol India
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2002 Dec; 50(4): 440-3
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ABSTRACT
Identification of the epileptic focus is the most important requirement for a successful surgical outcome in intractable epilepsy. Patients with normal MRI on high-resolution imaging pose a significant challenge in this regard. We tried to identify the epileptic focus using interictal / ictal SPECT and ictal EEG patterns in 14 patients with normal MRI. Rhythmic ictal onset activity helped to identify a single focus in 10 patients (71.43%). Inter ictal SPECT detected a focus corresponding to ictal EEG in 6 out of 10 patients (60%) in whom the test was performed. Ictal SPECT done in 5 patients correctly identified the focus in all patients (100%). Our data indicate that it is possible to obtain localization in patients with normal MRI using a combination of ictal EEG patterns and an ictal SPECT study.
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Valores de Referencia
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión de Fotón Único
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Niño
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Adolescente
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Adulto
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Electroencefalografía
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Estudio pronóstico
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Neurol India
Año:
2002
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