Intractable temporal lobe epilepsy: Comparison of positron emission tomography with qualitative and quantitative MR

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1515-1521

  Helveston, W ^a   Gilmore, R ^a,c   Roper, S ^a   Mastin, S ^a   Quisling, R ^a   Drane, W ^a   Eikman, E ^b   Leonard, C ^a   Browd, S ^a   Childress, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain, magnetic resonance; Brain, measurements; Hippocampus; Positron emission tomography; Seizures

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; DEOXYGLUCOSE; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FLUORINE RADIOISOTOPES; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10144245927     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Andermann F. Identification of Candidates for Surgical Treatment of the Epilepsies. New York, NY: Raven Press; 1987:51-70
2. Jayakar P, Duchowny M, Resnick JJ, Alvarey LA. Localization of seizure foci: pitfalls and caveats. J Clin Neurophysiol 1991;8: 414-431
3. Spencer SS, Williamson PD, Spencer DD, Mattson RH. Combined depth and subdural electrodes investigations in uncontrolled epilepsy. Neurology 1990;40:74-79
4. So NK, Gloor P, Quesney J, Jones-Gotman M, Oliver A, Andermann F. Depth electrode investigations in patients with bitemporal epileptiform abnormalities. Ann Neurol 1989;25:423-431
5. Spencer SS, Williamson PD, Bridges SL, Mattson RH, Cicchetti DV, Spencer DD. Reliability and accuracy of localization by scalp ictal EEG. Neurology 1985;35:1567-1575
6. Sperling MR, Engel J Jr. EEG from the temporal lobes: a comparison of ear, anterior temporal, and nasopharyngeal electrodes. Ann Neurol 1985;17:510-513
7. Sperling MR, O'Connor MJ. Comparison of depth and subdural electrodes in recording temporal lobe seizures. Neurology 1989; 39:1497-1504
8. Theodore WH, Dorwart R, Holmes M, Porter RJ, DiChiro G. Neuroimaging in refractory partial seizures: comparison of PET, CT, and MRI. Neurology 1986;36:750-758
9. Swartz BE, Tomiyasa U, Delgado-Escueta AV, Mandelkern M, Khonsari A. Neuroimaging in temporal lobe epilepsy: test sensitivity and relationships to pathology and postoperative outcome. Epilepsia 1992;33:624-634
10. Engel J Jr, Henry TR, Risinger MW, et al. Presurgical evaluation for partial epilepsy: relative contributions of chronic depthelectrode recordings versus FDG-PET and scalp-sphenoidal ictal EEG. Neurology 1990;40:1670-1677
11. Henry TR, Chugani HT, Abou-Kalil BW, Theodore WH, Swartz BE. Positron emission tomography. In: Engel J Jr, ed. Surgical Treatment of the Epilepsies. 2nd ed. New York, MY: Raven Press; 211-220
12. Martinez M, Santa Maria J, Mercader JM, Catafau A, Cardenal C, Lomana F. Correlation of MRI hippocampal volume analysis, video/EEG monitoring and inter and postictal single photic emission tomography in refractory focal epilepsy, Neuroradiology 1994;36:11-16
13. Jack CR, Mullan BP, Sharbrough FW, et al. Intractable nonlesional epilepsy of temporal lobe origin: lateralization by interictal SPECT vs MRI. Neurology 1994;44:829-836
14. Kuzniecky R, de la Sayette V, Ethier R, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging in temporal lobe epilepsy: pathological correlations. Ann Neurol 1987;22:341-347
15. McLachlan RS, Nicholson RL, Black S, Carr T, Blume WT. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, a new approach to the investigation of temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia 1985;26:555-562
16. Ormson MJ, Kispert DB, Sharbrought FW, et al. Cryptic structural lesions in refractory partial epilepsy: MR imaging and CT studies. Radiology 1986;160:215-219
17. Laster DW, Penry JK, Moody DM, et al. Chronic seizure disorders: Contribution of MR when CT is normal. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1985;6:177-180
18. Sperling MR, Wilson G, Engel J Jr, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging in intractable partial epilepsy: correlative studies. Ann Neurol 1986;20:57-62
19. Dowd CF, Dillon WP, Barboro NM, Laxer KD. Magnetic resonance imaging of intractable complex partial seizures: pathologic and electroencephalographic correlation. Epilepsia 1991;32:454-459
20. Ashtari M, Barr WB, Schaul N, Bogerts B. Three-dimensional fast low-angle shot imaging and computerized volume measurements of the hippocampus in patients with chronic epilepsy of the temporal lobe. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1991;12:941-947
21. Jack CR Jr, Sharbrough FW, Twomy CK, Cascino GD, et al. Temporal lobe seizures: lateralization with MR volume measurements of hippocampal formation. Radiology 1990;175:423-429
22. Spencer SS, McCarthy G, Spencer DD. Diagnosis of medial temporal lobe seizure onset: relative specificity and sensitivity of quantitative MRI. Neurology 1993;43:2117-2124
23. Spencer SS. The relative contributions of MRI, SPECT, and PET imaging in epilepsy. Epilepsia 1994;35:372-389
24. Engel J Jr. Outcome with respect to epileptic seizures. In: Surgical Treatment of the Epilepsies. New York, NY: Raven Press; 1987: 553-571
25. Padgett HC, Schmidt DQ, Luxen A, Bida QT, Satyamurthy N, Barrio JR. Computer controlled radiochemical synthesis: a chemistry process control unit for the automated production of radio chemicals, Int J Rad Appl Instrum [A] 1989;5:433-445
26. Gilmore R, Childress MD, Leonard C, et al. Hippocampal volumetric differentiates patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and extra temporal lobe epilepsy. Arch Neurol 1995;52:819-824
27. Risinger MW. Electroencephalographic strategies for determining the epileptogenic zone. In: Lüders H, ed. Epilepsy Surgery. New York, NY: Raven Press; 1991:337-347
28. Spencer SS, Katz A. Arriving at the surgical options for intractable seizures. Semin Neurol 1990;10:422-430
29. Awad IA, Rosenfeld J, Ahl J, Hahn JF, Lüders H. Intractable epilepsy and structural lesions of the brain: mapping, resection strategies, and seizure outcome. Epilepsia 1991;32:179-186
30. Murro AM, Park YD, King DW, et al. Seizure localization in temporal lobe epilepsy: a comparison of scalp-sphenoidal EEG and volumetric MRI. Neurology 1993:43;2531-2533
31. Stefan H, Pawlik G, Bocher-Schwartz HG, et al. Functional and morphological abnormalities in temporal epilepsy: a comparison of interictal EEG, CT, MRI, SPECT, and PET. J Neurol 1987;234: 377-384
32. Duncan R, Patterson J, Roberts R, Hadley DM, Bone I. Ictal/ postictal SPECT in presurgical localization of complex partial seizures. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1993;56:141-148
33. Froment JC, Mauguiere F, Fischer C, Revol M, Bierme T, Convers P. Magnetic resonance imaging in refractory focal epilepsy with normal CT scans. J Neuroradiol 1989;16:285-291
34. McLachlan RS, Nicholson RL, Black S, Carr T, Blume WT. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, a new approach to the investigation of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia 1985;26:555-562
35. Jackson GD, Berkovic SF, Tress BM, Kalnins RM, Fabinyi GG, Bladi PF. Hippocampal sclerosis can reliably be detected by magnetic resonance imaging. Neurology 1990;40:1869-1875
36. Cendes F, Andermann F, Gloor P, Evans A, Jones-Gotman M, Watson C. MRI volumetric measurement of amygdala and hippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology 1993;43:719-725
37. Lencz T, McCostly G, Bronen RR, et al. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in temporal lobe epilepsy: relationship to neuropathology and neuropsychological function. Ann Neurol 1992; 31:629-637
38. Cendes F, Leproux F, Meanson D, et al. MRI of amygdala and hippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1993;17:206-210
39. Cascino G, Jack CJ Jr, Parisi J, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging-based volume studies in temporal lobe epilepsy: pathological correlations. Ann Neurol 1991;30:31-36
40. Jackson GD, Connelly A, Duncan JS, Gruenwald RA, Gadian DG. Detection of hippocampal pathology in intractable partial epilepsy: increased sensitivity with quantitative magnetic resonance T2 relaxometry. Neurology 1993;43:1793-1799
41. Jackson GD, Cascino GD, Kuzniecky RI. Hippocampal sclerosis with detectable hippocampal atrophy. Neurology 1994;44:42-46