title: [Diagnosis of epilepsy by PET scan].
abstract: Neuroimaging techniques have a great impact on the evaluation and treatment of patients with epilepsy. Positron emission tomographic studies with 18F-FDG can provide valuable data for presurgical localization of epileptogenic zones. There are also a number of receptor ligands for PET studies available, including benzodiazepine, opiate and cholinergic tracers. Ligands for monoamine oxidase B and glutamate receptors are being developed.
authors.affiliation: Avdelningsläkare, Neurologiska kliniken, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kumlien
mesh_terms: D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D001569:Benzodiazepines
vernacular_title: Epilepsidiagnostik med PET.