Brain SPECT imaging in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Temporal lobe epilepsy is diagnosed by clinical symptoms and signs and by localization of an epileptogenic focus. A brain SPECT study of two patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, using 99mTc-HMPAO, was used to demonstrate a perfusion abnormality in the temporal lobe, while brain CT and MRI were non-contributory. The electroencephalogram, though abnormal, did not localize the diseased area. The potential role of the SPECT study in diagnosis and localization of temporal lobe epilepsy is discussed.
Krausz
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Department of Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Cohen
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Konstantini
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Meiner
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Yaffe
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Atlan
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed