title: Diagnostic and localizing value of ictal SPECT in patients with nonconvulsive status epilepticus.
abstract: In this study, we evaluate the diagnostic and localizing value of SPECT in three patients with nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). Our results indicate that ictal/subtraction ictal SPECT is a useful complementary noninvasive diagnostic test in patients with focal NCSE. This is especially the case when the EEG findings are inconclusive and for patients in whom surgical treatment is being considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. ekutluay@umich.edu
authors.forename: Ekrem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kutluay
authors.forename: Jeannie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beattie
authors.forename: Erasmo A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Passaro
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Minecan
authors.forename: Cassandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milling
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Selwa
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beydoun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods