title: State of the art epilepsy imaging: an update.
abstract: Drug-resistant epilepsy is a chronic debilitating disorder, but many cases are potentially curable by surgery. The key to the successful epilepsy surgery with complete postoperative seizure-free status is precise localization of the epileptic zone that must be resected and the adjacent eloquent areas of gray and white matter that must be preserved to avoid neurological defects. This article reviews the current state of the art epilepsy imaging techniques facilitating successful epilepsy surgery. The overview of the imaging appearances of the most common epileptogenic etiologies that are amenable to surgical resection is also included in this review.
authors.affiliation: *Assistant Professor of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; †Resident, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; ‡Fellow in the Neuroradiology Imaging Imaging Section, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; §Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and ¶Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Surjith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vattoth
authors.forename: Fathima Fijula Palot
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Manzil
authors.forename: Aparna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Kristen O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Asim K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bag
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D059906:Neuroimaging