Diagnostic and localizing value of ictal SPECT in patients with nonconvulsive status epilepticus.
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.
Kutluay
Ekrem
E
Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. ekutluay@umich.edu
Beattie
Jeannie
J
Passaro
Erasmo A
EA
Edwards
Jonathan C
JC
Minecan
Daniela
D
Milling
Cassandra
C
Selwa
Linda
L
Beydoun
Ahmad
A
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