FDG-PET in children and adolescents with partial seizures: Role in epilepsy surgery,evaluation
Gaillard W, White S, MalOw B, Flamini R, Weinstein S, Sato S, Kufta C, Schiff S, Devinsky O, Fazilat S, Reeves P, Theodore W. FDG-PET in children and adolescents with partial seizures: Role in epilepsy surgery,evaluation. Epilepsy Research 1995, 20: 77-84. PMID: 7713062, DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(94)00065-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetChildElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Complex PartialGlucoseHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSeizuresTomography, Emission-ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsComplex partial seizuresEEG fociPartial seizuresFDG-PETEpileptic focusGlucose metabolismRefractory complex partial epilepsyFocal MRI abnormalitiesInterictal glucose metabolismUnilateral EEG focusFDG-PET resultsFDG-PET hypometabolismComplex partial epilepsyFocal hypometabolismPET hypometabolismMRI abnormalitiesMetabolic abnormalitiesEpilepsy surgerySurgical interventionPartial epilepsyVideo-EEGEpileptogenic zonePoor responseRegional hypometabolismDrug treatment