Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of human temporal lobe epilepsy at 4.1 T
Hetherington H, Kuzniecky R, Pan J, Mason G, Morawetz R, Harris C, Faught E, Vaughan T, Pohost G. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of human temporal lobe epilepsy at 4.1 T. Annals Of Neurology 1995, 38: 396-404. PMID: 7668825, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410380309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyMagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingProton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingLobe epilepsyAcetylaspartate ratioMetabolic abnormalitiesEpileptic focusBilateral independent seizure onsetHuman temporal lobe epilepsyIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyIntracranial electroencephalographic studiesOperated temporal lobeNormal control subjectsDistinctive metabolic profileMagnetic resonance imagingContralateral abnormalitiesControl subjectsSeizure onsetCholine levelsHealthy volunteersN-acetylaspartateTemporal lobePatientsEpilepsyResonance imaging