References. 1) Achten E. 1998: Aspects of proton MR spectroscopy in the seizure patients. Neuroimaging clinics of N. Am. Nov. 8 (4):

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "References. 1) Achten E. 1998: Aspects of proton MR spectroscopy in the seizure patients. Neuroimaging clinics of N. Am. Nov. 8 (4):"

Transcription

1 1) Achten E. 1998: Aspects of proton MR spectroscopy in the seizure patients. Neuroimaging clinics of N. Am. Nov. 8 (4): ) Benbadis S.R., Agrawal V.K.,2002: Partial epilepsies, Neurol Clin. Jan. 3) Bouillert V.,Dupont S., Spelle L. et al., 2002: Insular cortex involvement in mesiotemporal lobe epilepsy. A positron emission tomography study. Ann Neurol. 51: ) Capizzano A.A., Vermathen P., Laxer K.D. et al., 2001: Temporal lobe epilepsy, Qualitative reading of 1H-MR spectroscopic images for presurgical evaluation. Radiology, 218: ) Cascino G.D., Elson L.S., Buchhalter J.R and Mullan B.P, 2004: The current place of single photon emission computed tomography in epilepsy evaluation. Neuro.Clin. of N. Am. 14: ) Castillo M., Smith J.K.& Kwock L. et al., 2001: Proton MR Spectroscopy in patients with acute temporal lobe seizures. AJNR, Jan, 22: ) Cendes F., Caramanos Z., Andermann F. et al., 1997: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging volumetry in the lateralization of temporal lobe epilepsy. A series of 100 patients. Ann, Neurol., 42; ) Chabardés S., Kahane Ph., Minotti L. et al., 2002: Anatomy of the temporal pole region. Epileptic disorders Vol 4, supp. 1, S9 S15 sept. ١١٩

2 9) Connelly A., Jackson G.D., Duncan J.S. et al., 1994: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology, 44: ) David Y.K., Srivastane S.S, 2001: Temporal lobe epilepsy. 11) De Graaf R.A,2007: In vivo NMR spectroscopy, Principles and techniques, 2 nd. Ed. England, Wiley and sons. Ltd. 12) Duc C.O., Trabesinger A.H., Weber O.M. et al., 1998: Quantitative 1H-MRS in the evaluation of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in vivo. Mag. Reson. Imaging, Vol. 16 no. 8, ) Duncan J.S., 2002: Neuroimaging methods to evaluate the etiology and consequences of epilepsy. Epilepsy research 50, ) Ende G.R., Laxer K.D., knowlton R.C. et al., 1997 :Temporal lobe epilepsy. Bilateral hippocampal metabolite changes revealed at Proton MR spectroscopic imaging. Radiology, 202: ) Eriksson S.H., Symms M.R., Rugg-Gunn F.J. et al., 2001 :Diffusion tensor imaging in patients with epilepsy and malformations of cortical development. Brain, 124: ) Gracia P.A., Laxer K.D.,Grond J.V. et al., 1997: Correlation of seizure frequency with N-acetyl aspartate levels determined by 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. Mag. Res. Imaging Vol 15, No. 4: ) Gray H. Anatomy of the human body, 2000: 20 th edition. New York: Bartleby.com. ١٢٠

3 18) Griffiths PD., Blaser S., Boodram MB., Armstrong D. et al., 1996: Choroid plexus size in young children with Sturge-Weber syndrome. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol; 17: ) Grodd W, Krageloh-Mann I, Klose U, Sauter R :Metabolic and destructive brain disorders in children: findings with localized proton MR spectroscopy. Radiology.;181: ) Hagga JR, Lanzieri CF, Gilkeson RC, et al.,2003: Normal Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Anatomy of the Brain and Spine. CT and MR Imaging of The Whole Body 4th edn. Mosby, Inc ; vol (I) 4: ) Hammen Th. Stefan H., Eberhardt K.E. et al., 2003: Clinical applications of 1H-MR spectroscopy in the evaluation of epilepsies. Acta Neurol Scand. 108: ) Hammen Th., Stefan H., Pauli E. et al., 2003: 1H-MR spectroscopy: A promising method in distinguishing subgroups in temporal lobe epilepsy, Journal of the neurological sciences, 215: ) Henry T.R. and Votaw J.R. 2004:The role of positron emission tomography with 18F fluorodeoxy glucose in the evaluation of the epilepsies. Neuroimag. Clin N. Am. 14: ) Ho S., Kuzniecky R.I., Gilliam F. et al., 1998: Congenital porencephaly. MR features and relationships to hippocampal sclerosis. AJNR, 19: ) Holshouser B.A., Ashwal S., Luh B.Y. et al., 1998 :Proton MR spectroscopy after acute central nervous system injury: outcome prediction in neonates, infants and children. Radiology 202: ١٢١

4 ١٢٢ 26) ILAE.,1997:- Commission on neuroimaging of the international league against epilepsy. Guidelines for neuroimaging evaluation of patients with uncontrolled epilepsy considered for surgery. Epilepsia, 38: ) Jack CR., Rydberg CH., Krecke KN. et al., 1996: Mesial temporal sclerosis, diagnosis with FLAIR versus spin- echo MR imaging. Radiology, 199: ) Jenkins BG et al., 1998: Clinical applications of MR spectroscopy in epilepsy. 29) Kahane Ph., Chabardés S., Minotti L. et al., 2002:The role of the temporal pole in the genesis of temporal lobe seizures. Epileptic disorders, 4 supp. (1): S51- S58. 30) Kalra S., Cashman NR., Genge A., Arnold DL. 1998: Recovery of N- acetylaspartate in corticomotor neurons of patients with ALS after riluzole therapy. Neuroreport.;9: ) Knowlton R.C., Laxer K.D., Ende G.R. et al., 1997: Presurgical multimodality neuroimaging in electro-encephalographic lateralized temporal lobe epilepsy. Ann Neurol, 42: ) Koutroumanidis M., Hennessy MJ., Seed PT et al., 2000: Significance of interictal bilateral temporal hypometabolism in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology 54: ) Kuzniecky R :Clinical applications of MR spectroscopy in epilepsy. Neuroimag. Clin. N. Am. 14: ) Kuzniecky R.I & Jackson G.D. 1995: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in epilepsy. Mag. Reson. In epilepsy. New York, Raven Press,

5 35) Kuzniecky R.I. &Knowlton R.C. 2002: Neuroimaging of epilepsy. Seminars in neurology Vol. 22 no. 3: ) Kwock L., 1998: Localized MR spectroscopy, Basic Principles, Neuroimaging. Clin. N. Am, Vol 8, No. 4, ) Lemieux L., 2004: Electro encephalographic correlated functional MR imaging studies of epileptic activity. Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. 14; ) Li L.M., Cendes F., Andermann F., et al., 2000(a): Spatial extent of neuronal metabolic dysfunction measured by proton MR spectroscopic imaging in patient with localization related epilepsy. Epilepsia, 41 (6): ) Li L.M., Caramanos Z., Cendes F. et al., 2000(b): Lateralization of TLE and Discrimination of TLE from extra TLE using pattern analysis of magnetic resonance spectroscopic and volumetric data. Epilepsia, 41 (7) ) Logothetis N.K. 2003:The under pinnings of the BOLD functional magnetic resonance imaging signal. J neuroscience, 23 (10): ) Mark L.P., Danielo D.L., Naidich T.P. et al., 1993:The hippocampus. AJNR, 14: ) Maton B.M. and Kuzniecky R.I. 2000: Proton MRS: N acetyl aspartate, Ceratine and Choline. Adv. Neurol. 83: ) Matthews PM., De Stefano N., Narayanan S. et al., 1998 :Putting magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies in context: axonal damage and disability in mulitple sclerosis. Semin Neurol.;18: ١٢٣

6 44) Medical gross anatomy atlas images, 1997 :section of the hippocampus, anatomy project, Parthenon Publishing group. 45) Meiners L.C., Vander Grand J., Van Rijen P.C. et al., 2000: Proton Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of temporal lobe white matter in patients with histologically proven hippocampal sclerosis. J Mag. Reson. Imaging 11 (1): ) Moonen C.T., Van Kienlin M., Van Zijl P.C. et al., 1989: Comparison of single shot localization methods [STEAM and PRESS] for in vivo proton NMR spectroscopy. NMR Biomed 2: ) Mueller S.G., Suhy J., Laxer K.D. et al., 2002 :Reduced extra hippocampal NAA in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia, 43 (10): ) Narayana PA., Doyle TJ., Lai D., Wolinsky JS. 1998: Serial proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, and quantitative lesion volumetry in multiple sclerosis. Ann Neurol.;43: ) O Brien T.J., SO E.L., Mullan B.P. et al., 2000 :Subtraction peri-ictal SPECT is predictive of surgical outcome, Neurology. 50) Pasquier B., Peoc HM., Fabre-Bocquentin B. et al., 2002: Surgical pathology of drug-resistant partial epilepsy. A 10-year-experience with a series of 327 consecutive resections. Epileptic Disord; 4: ) Pioro EP., Antel JP., Cashman NR.& Arnold DL. 1998: Detection of cortical neuron loss in motor neuron disease by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging in vivo. Neurology.;44: ١٢٤

7 52) Preul MC., Caramanos Z., Leblanc R., Villemure JG., Arnold DL. 1998: Using pattern analysis of in vivo proton MRSI data to improve the diagnosis and surgical management of patients with brain tumors. NMR Biomed.;11: ) Rugg-Gunn F.J., Eriksson S.H., Symms M.R. et al., 2001: Diffusion tensor imaging of cryptogenic and acquired partial epilepsies. Brain, 124: ) Rutten G.J., Ramsey N.F., Van Rijen PC et al., 2002: FMRI- Determined language lateralization in patients with unilateral and mixed language dominance according to the WADA test. Neuroimaging. 17 (1): ) Ryvlin Ph., Coste S., Hermier M., and Mauguière F., 2002: Temporal pole MRI abnormalities in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epileptic disorders, 4 suppl. (1): S 33 S ) Salibi N. and Brown M.A. 1998: Clinical MR spectroscopy first principles. 1 st ed., Canada, Wiley. Liss. 57) Salmenpera T. M. and Duncan J. S :Imaging in epilepsy. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 76 (suppl. III): iii ) Salmenpera T., 2001: Damage in the hippocampus, amygdala, Entorrhinal and perirhinal cortex of adults with partial epilepsy, series of reports No ) Schuff N., Amend D., Ezekiel F. et al :Changes of hippocampal N-acetylaspartate and volume in Alzheimer's disease: a proton MR spectroscopic imaging and MRI study. Neurology.;49: ١٢٥

8 60) Serles W., Li L.M., Antel S.B. et al., 2001: Time course of postoperative recovery of N-acetyl aspartate in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia, 42 (2): ) Selim R Benbadis,Vikas k argawal et al,.2002:partial epilepsies clinical presentation. 62) Sitoh Y.Y. and Tien R.D. 1997: The limbic system; an overview of the anatomy and its development. Neuroimag. Clin. N.Am. 7: ) SO E.L., 2000 :Integration of EEG, MRI and SPECT in localizing the seizure focus for epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia, 41, suppl. 3: S ) Suhy J., Laxer K.D. and Capizzano A. A. et al., 2002: 1 H MRSI predicts surgical outcome in MRI negative temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology, 58 (5): ) Suzuki W.A., 1996: The anatomy, physiology and functions of the perirhinal cortex. Curr. opin. Neurobiol. a: 6: ) Ulivelli M., Rocchi R., Valti G. et al., 1991: CAT and MRI in the study of partial epilepsy. Comparison of the two methods and correlation with EEG. Riv. Neurol., 61 (5): ) Uno M., Ueda S., Hondo H.,Matsumoto K. et al.,1998: Effectiveness of revascularization surgery evaluated by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and single photon emission computed tomography. Neurologia Med Chir (Tokyo).;36: ) Vainio P., Usenius J.P., Vapalahti M. et al., 1994: Reduced N-acetyl aspartate concentration in temporal lobe epilepsy by quantitative 1H- MRS in Vivo. Neuro report, 5; ١٢٦

9 69) Van Paesschen W. and Révész T Hippocampal sclerosis. Neuropathology of epilepsy: ) Van Paesschen W :Qualitative and quantitative imaging of the hippocampus in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis. Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. 4: ) Van Paesschen W., Revery T., Duncan J.S. et al., 1997: Quantitative neuropathology and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the hippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy. Ann Neurol. 42, ) Vermathen P., Laxer K.D., Schuff N. et al., 2003 :Evidence of medial temporal lobe in temporal lobe epilepsy. N acetyl aspartate concentration reduction detected with multisection Proton MR spectroscopic imaging. Initial experience. Radiology, 226: ) Vermathen P., Ende G., Laxer K.D. et al., 1997: Hippocampal N- acetyl aspartate in neocortical epilepsy and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Ann. Neurol. Aug. 42 (2): ) Vigneron D.B., Nelson S.T., Kurhanewicz J. 1997: Proton Chemical shift imaging of cancer in Magnetic resonance imaging of the body 3 rd ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott Raven P ) Wen-Chau W., Chao-Ching H., Hsiao-Wen Ch. et al., 2005 :Hippocampal alterations in children with temporal lobe epilepsy with or without a history of febrile convulsions: Evaluations with MR Volumetry and Proton MR Spectroscopy. Am J Neuroradiol 26: , May. 76) Wilkinson ID., Lunn S., Miszkiel KA, et al. 1998: Proton MRS and quantitative MRI assessment of the short term neurological response to ١٢٧

10 antiretroviral therapy in AIDS. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry.;63: ) William D.G., 2004: Functional MR imaging of language, memory and sensorimotor cortex. Neuroimag. Clin. of N. Am., 14: ) Williamson P., Engel J. and Munari C :Anatomic classification of localization related epilepsies. Engel J. editor, Epilepsy: a comprehensive textbook, vol. 3, New York Lippincott Raven, P ) Zubler F., Seeck M., Landis T. et al., 2003: Contralateral medial temporal lobe damage in right but not left temporal lobe epilepsy. A 1-H magnetic resonance spectroscopic study. J neurol Neurosurg. Psychiatry, 74: ) Yagishita A., Arai N., Tamagawa K., Oda M Hemimegalencephaly: signal changes suggesting abnormal myelination on MRI. Neuroradiology; 40: ١٢٨

Fig. 1. Localized single voxel proton MR spectroscopy was performed along the long axis of right hippocampus after extension of patient s head to

Fig. 1. Localized single voxel proton MR spectroscopy was performed along the long axis of right hippocampus after extension of patient s head to 125 A B C Fig. 1. Localized single voxel proton MR spectroscopy was performed along the long axis of right hippocampus after extension of patient s head to obtain entire dimension of the hippocampal body.

More information

Usefulness of Single Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in the Evaluation of Hippocampal Sclerosis

Usefulness of Single Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in the Evaluation of Hippocampal Sclerosis Usefulness of Single Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in the Evaluation of Hippocampal Sclerosis 1, 2, 3 Kee-Hyun Chang, MD Hong Dae Kim, MD 1 Sun-Won Park, MD 1 In Chan Song, PhD 2 In Kyu Yu, MD 1 1, 2, 3

More information

Value of Single-Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Value of Single-Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Value of Single-Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Eric Achten, Paul Boon, Tom Van De Kerckhove, Jacques Caemaert, Jacques De Reuck, and Marc Kunnen PURPOSE: To study the value of different

More information

José A Mendes-Ribeiro, Raquel Soares, Fernanda Simões-Ribeiro, M Luiza Guimarães

José A Mendes-Ribeiro, Raquel Soares, Fernanda Simões-Ribeiro, M Luiza Guimarães 58 Neurophysiology Unit J A Mendes-Ribeiro M L Guimarães Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Hospital S João, Porto, Portugal F Simões-Ribeiro Magnetic Resonance Unit, IPO, Porto, Portugal R Soares

More information

The Requirement for Ictal EEG Recordings Prior to Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery

The Requirement for Ictal EEG Recordings Prior to Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery Page 1 of 7 Archives of Neurology Issue: Volume 58(4), April 2001, pp 678-680 Copyright: Copyright 2001 by the American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply

More information

We are IntechOpen, the world s leading publisher of Open Access books Built by scientists, for scientists. International authors and editors

We are IntechOpen, the world s leading publisher of Open Access books Built by scientists, for scientists. International authors and editors We are IntechOpen, the world s leading publisher of Open Access books Built by scientists, for scientists 4,100 116,000 120M Open access books available International authors and editors Downloads Our

More information

Blurring the Lines Between Lesional and Nonlesional MRI

Blurring the Lines Between Lesional and Nonlesional MRI Current Literature In Clinical Science Blurring the Lines Between Lesional and Nonlesional MRI Blurring in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Clinical, High-field Imaging and Ultrastructural Study.

More information

RADIOLOGY NEURORADIOLOGY. Iranian Journal of

RADIOLOGY NEURORADIOLOGY. Iranian Journal of NEURORADIOLOGY Iranian Journal of RADIOLOGY RADIOLOGYwww.iranjradiol.com Value of Proton-MR-Spectroscopy in the Diagnosis of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy; Correlation of Metabolite Alterations With Electroencephalography

More information

Lateralizing Ability of Single-voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in Hippocampal Sclerosis: Comparison with MR Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography

Lateralizing Ability of Single-voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in Hippocampal Sclerosis: Comparison with MR Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 22:625 631, April 2001 Lateralizing Ability of Single-voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy in Hippocampal Sclerosis: Comparison with MR Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography Sun-Won Park,

More information

Theroleofclinicalin vivo 1H-MR spectroscopy in the evaluation of epilepsies

Theroleofclinicalin vivo 1H-MR spectroscopy in the evaluation of epilepsies Spectroscopy 16 (2002) 297 306 297 IOS Press Theroleofclinicalin vivo 1H-MR spectroscopy in the evaluation of epilepsies T. Hammen a,,h.stefan a and B. Tomandl b a Clinics of Neurology Center Epilepsy,

More information

High Resolution Ictal SPECT: Enhanced Epileptic Source Targeting?

High Resolution Ictal SPECT: Enhanced Epileptic Source Targeting? High Resolution Ictal SPECT: Enhanced Epileptic Source Targeting? Marvin A Rossi MD, PhD RUSH Epilepsy Center Research Lab http://www.synapticom.net Chicago, IL USA Medically-Refractory Epilepsy 500,000-800,000

More information

Case reports functional imaging in epilepsy

Case reports functional imaging in epilepsy Seizure 2001; 10: 157 161 doi:10.1053/seiz.2001.0552, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on Case reports functional imaging in epilepsy MARK P. RICHARDSON Medical Research Council Fellow, Institute

More information

Multimodal Imaging in Extratemporal Epilepsy Surgery

Multimodal Imaging in Extratemporal Epilepsy Surgery Open Access Case Report DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2338 Multimodal Imaging in Extratemporal Epilepsy Surgery Christian Vollmar 1, Aurelia Peraud 2, Soheyl Noachtar 1 1. Epilepsy Center, Dept. of Neurology, University

More information

A study of the relationship between metabolism using 1 H-MRS and function using several neuropsychological

A study of the relationship between metabolism using 1 H-MRS and function using several neuropsychological Seizure 2001; 10: 188 193 doi:10.1053/seiz.2000.0498, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on A study of the relationship between metabolism using 1 H-MRS and function using several neuropsychological

More information

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION. Ictal Fear in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION. Ictal Fear in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Ictal Fear in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgical Outcome and Focal Hippocampal Changes Revealed by Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging Michael Feichtinger, MD; Elisabeth Pauli,

More information

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS): What radiologists ought to know?

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS): What radiologists ought to know? Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS): What radiologists ought to know? Poster No.: C-0856 Congress: ECR 2012 Type: Educational Exhibit Authors: P. Singh, G. Mittal, R. Kaur, K.

More information

Multisection Proton MR Spectroscopy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Multisection Proton MR Spectroscopy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 23:1359 1368, September 2002 Multisection Proton MR Spectroscopy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Arístides A. Capizzano, Peter Vermathen, Kenneth D. Laxer, Gerald B. Matson, Andrew

More information

Surgical outcome in patients with epilepsy and dual pathology

Surgical outcome in patients with epilepsy and dual pathology Brain (1999), 122, 799 805 Surgical outcome in patients with epilepsy and dual pathology L. M. Li, 1 F. Cendes, 1 F. Andermann, 1 C. Watson, 2 D. R. Fish, 3 M. J. Cook, 4 F. Dubeau, 1 J. S. Duncan, 3 S.

More information

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION In format provided by Frank et al. (JULY 2010)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION In format provided by Frank et al. (JULY 2010) Table 1 Imaging bios for Alzheimer s Visual rating High correlation with Multicenter studies have Accuracy for longitudinal hippocampus volume (R 2 been performed, but changes only at chance about 0.9,

More information

PRESURGICAL EVALUATION. ISLAND OF COS Hippocrates: On the Sacred Disease. Disclosure Research-Educational Grants. Patients with seizure disorders

PRESURGICAL EVALUATION. ISLAND OF COS Hippocrates: On the Sacred Disease. Disclosure Research-Educational Grants. Patients with seizure disorders PRESURGICAL EVALUATION Patients with seizure disorders Gregory D. Cascino, MD Mayo Clinic Disclosure Research-Educational Grants Mayo Foundation Neuro Pace, Inc. American Epilepsy Society American Academy

More information

Single-Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy and Positron Emission Tomography for Lateralization of Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Single-Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy and Positron Emission Tomography for Lateralization of Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 19:1 8, January 1998 Single-Voxel Proton MR Spectroscopy and Positron Emission Tomography for Lateralization of Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Eric Achten, Patrick Santens, Paul

More information

Advanced MR Imaging of Cortical Dysplasia with or without Neoplasm: A Report of Two Cases

Advanced MR Imaging of Cortical Dysplasia with or without Neoplasm: A Report of Two Cases AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 23:1686 1691, November/December 2002 Case Report Advanced MR Imaging of Cortical Dysplasia with or without Neoplasm: A Report of Two Cases Jay J. Pillai, Richard B. Hessler, Jerry

More information

DIAGNOSTIC NEURORADIOLOGY. sequences

DIAGNOSTIC NEURORADIOLOGY. sequences Neuroradiology (1999) 41: 471±479 Ó Springer-Verlag 1999 DIAGNOSTIC NEURORADIOLOGY C. Oppenheim D. Dormont D. Hasboun B. Bazin S. Samson S. LehØricy M. Baulac C. Marsault Bilateral mesial temporal sclerosis:

More information

The use of magnetism in medicine has a long and colorful history since its legendary

The use of magnetism in medicine has a long and colorful history since its legendary SECTION EDITOR: HASSAN M. FATHALLAH-SHAYKH, MD Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for the Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Disorders Teresa M. Rudkin, MSc; Douglas L. Arnold, MD BASIC SCIENCE SEMINARS

More information

Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD,* Zografos Caramanos, MA, Frederick Andermann, MD, FranGois Dubeau, MD, and Douglas L. Arnold, MD

Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD,* Zografos Caramanos, MA, Frederick Andermann, MD, FranGois Dubeau, MD, and Douglas L. Arnold, MD P Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumetry in the Lateralization of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Series of 100 Patiekts Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD,* Zografos

More information

Approximately 70% of childhood SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY PROCEEDINGS. Ronald P. Lesser, MD KEY POINTS

Approximately 70% of childhood SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY PROCEEDINGS. Ronald P. Lesser, MD KEY POINTS ASIM May p153-158 5/14/01 9:19 AM Page 153 SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY Ronald P. Lesser, MD KEY POINTS Most children with epilepsy refractory to drugs can improve with surgery Temporal lobe

More information

controls. <Conclusions> These data support the hypothesis that JME and FLE involve neuronal dysfunction within the temporal lobe as well as the

controls. <Conclusions> These data support the hypothesis that JME and FLE involve neuronal dysfunction within the temporal lobe as well as the A single-voxel spectroscopy study of hippocampal metabolic dysfunction in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy, and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures Epilepsy Center, National

More information

Subject: Magnetoencephalography/Magnetic Source Imaging

Subject: Magnetoencephalography/Magnetic Source Imaging 01-95805-16 Original Effective Date: 09/01/01 Reviewed: 07/26/18 Revised: 08/15/18 Subject: Magnetoencephalography/Magnetic Source Imaging THIS MEDICAL COVERAGE GUIDELINE IS NOT AN AUTHORIZATION, CERTIFICATION,

More information

Proton MR Spectroscopy of Polymicrogyria and Heterotopia

Proton MR Spectroscopy of Polymicrogyria and Heterotopia AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 24:2077 2081, November/December 2003 Proton MR Spectroscopy of Polymicrogyria and Heterotopia Elysa Widjaja, Paul D. Griffiths, and Iain D. Wilkinson BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Proton

More information

Increased Anterior Temporal Lobe T2 Times in Cases of Hippocampal Sclerosis: A Multi-Echo T2 Relaxometry Study At 3 T

Increased Anterior Temporal Lobe T2 Times in Cases of Hippocampal Sclerosis: A Multi-Echo T2 Relaxometry Study At 3 T AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 25:389 394, March 2004 Increased Anterior Temporal Lobe T2 Times in Cases of Hippocampal Sclerosis: A Multi-Echo T2 Relaxometry Study At 3 T Regula S. Briellmann, Ari Syngeniotis,

More information

Cerebral structural lesions are found in approximately. Surgery of Intractable Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Presented with Structural Lesions

Cerebral structural lesions are found in approximately. Surgery of Intractable Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Presented with Structural Lesions Original Article J Chin Med Assoc 2003;66:565-571 Surgery of Intractable Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Presented with Structural Lesions Yang-Hsin Shih 1 Jiang-Fong Lirng 2 Der-Jen Yen 3 Donald M. Ho 4 Chun-Hing

More information

Correlation between 1 H MRS and Memory before and after Surgery in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Hippocampal Sclerosis

Correlation between 1 H MRS and Memory before and after Surgery in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Hippocampal Sclerosis Epilepsia, 45(6):632 640, 2004 Blackwell Publishing, Inc. C 2004 International League Against Epilepsy Correlation between 1 H MRS and Memory before and after Surgery in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with

More information

Functional diagnostic imaging in epilepsy

Functional diagnostic imaging in epilepsy Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Functional diagnostic imaging in epilepsy Paula Corabian, David Hailey August 1998 HTA 10 Functional diagnostic imaging in epilepsy Paula Corabian, David

More information

Proton MR Spectroscopy in Patients with Acute Temporal Lobe Seizures

Proton MR Spectroscopy in Patients with Acute Temporal Lobe Seizures AJN Am J Neuroradiol 22:152 157, January 2001 Proton M Spectroscopy in Patients with Acute Temporal obe Seizures Mauricio Castillo, J. Keith Smith, and ester Kwock BACKGOUND AND PUPOSE: Decreases in N-acetyl

More information

Morphometric MRI Analysis of the Parahippocampal Region in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Morphometric MRI Analysis of the Parahippocampal Region in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Morphometric MRI Analysis of the Parahippocampal Region in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy NEDA BERNASCONI, a ANDREA BERNASCONI, ZOGRAFOS CARAMANOS, FREDERICK ANDERMANN, FRANÇOIS DUBEAU, AND DOUGLAS L. ARNOLD Department

More information

Frontal Contributions to Memory Encoding Before and After Unilateral Medial Temporal Lobectomy

Frontal Contributions to Memory Encoding Before and After Unilateral Medial Temporal Lobectomy Frontal Contributions to Memory Encoding Before and After Unilateral Medial Temporal Lobectomy Jeff Ojemann, MD Department of Neurological Surgery University of Washington Children s Hospital & Regional

More information

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of Differential Features of Metabolic Abnormalities Between Medial and Lateral Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Quantitative Analysis of F-FDG PET Using SPM Yu Kyeong Kim, MD 1 ; Dong Soo Lee, MD, PhD 1 ; Sang Kun

More information

Cortico-Thalamic Connections and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: An Evolving Story

Cortico-Thalamic Connections and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: An Evolving Story Current Literature In Clinical Science Cortico-Thalamic Connections and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: An Evolving Story Mapping Thalamocortical Network Pathology in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Bernhardt BC, Bernasconi

More information

Intracranial Studies Of Human Epilepsy In A Surgical Setting

Intracranial Studies Of Human Epilepsy In A Surgical Setting Intracranial Studies Of Human Epilepsy In A Surgical Setting Department of Neurology David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Presentation Goals Epilepsy and seizures Basics of the electroencephalogram

More information

The Clinical and Electrophysiological Characteristics of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Normal MRI

The Clinical and Electrophysiological Characteristics of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Normal MRI Journal of Clinical Neurology / Volume 2 / March, 2006 Original Articles The Clinical and Electrophysiological Characteristics of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Normal MRI S.E. Kim, M.D., Ph.D., F. Andermann,

More information

A Hippocampal Lesion Detected by High-Field 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

A Hippocampal Lesion Detected by High-Field 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2005, A Hippocampal 205, 287-291 Lesion Detected by High Field 3 T MRI 287 A Hippocampal Lesion Detected by High-Field 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient with Temporal

More information

Introduction to Brain Imaging

Introduction to Brain Imaging Introduction to Brain Imaging Human Brain Imaging NEUR 570 & BIC lecture series September 9, 2013 Petra Schweinhardt, MD PhD Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Montreal, Canada Various techniques

More information

EPILEPSY. New Ideas about an Old Disease. Gregory D. Cascino, MD

EPILEPSY. New Ideas about an Old Disease. Gregory D. Cascino, MD EPILEPSY New Ideas about an Old Disease Gregory D. Cascino, MD Disclosure Research-Educational Grants Neuro Pace, Inc. American Epilepsy Society American Academy of Neurology Neurology (Associate Editor)

More information

CIC Edizioni Internazionali. Could DTI alterations be different in temporal lobe epilepsy? Two case reports and a review of the literature.

CIC Edizioni Internazionali. Could DTI alterations be different in temporal lobe epilepsy? Two case reports and a review of the literature. Review Could DTI alterations be different in temporal lobe epilepsy? Two case reports and a review of the literature Laura Mumoli 1 Angelo Labate 1 Andrea Cherubini 2 Maria Eugenia Caligiuri 2 Edoardo

More information

An MR Protocol for Presurgical Evaluation of Patients with Complex Partial Seizures of Temporal Lobe Origin

An MR Protocol for Presurgical Evaluation of Patients with Complex Partial Seizures of Temporal Lobe Origin An MR Protocol for Presurgical Evaluation of Patients with Complex Partial Seizures of Temporal Lobe Origin Eric Achten, Paul Boon, John De Poorter, Luc Calliauw, Tom Van De Kerckhove, Jacques De Reuck,

More information

Brain Structure and Epilepsy: The Impact of Modern Imaging

Brain Structure and Epilepsy: The Impact of Modern Imaging Commentary Brain Structure and Epilepsy: The Impact of Modern Imaging Frederick Andermann, Professor of Neurology and Paediatrics, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal,

More information

Successful Treatment of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Bilateral Hippocampal Atrophy and False Temporal Scalp Ictal Onset: A case report

Successful Treatment of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Bilateral Hippocampal Atrophy and False Temporal Scalp Ictal Onset: A case report Hiroshima J. Med. Sci. Vol. 61, No. 2, 37~41, June, 2012 HIJM 61 7 37 Successful Treatment of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Bilateral Hippocampal Atrophy and False Temporal Scalp Ictal Onset: A case

More information

5/22/2009. Pediatric Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurology Neuroradiology Neurophysiology Neuropathology Neuropsychology

5/22/2009. Pediatric Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurology Neuroradiology Neurophysiology Neuropathology Neuropsychology Current Surgical Treatment Strategies for the Management of Pediatric Epilepsy University of California, San Francisco Department of Neurological Surgery San Francisco, California Kurtis Ian Auguste, M.D.

More information

Laura Tormoehlen, M.D. Neurology and EM-Toxicology Indiana University

Laura Tormoehlen, M.D. Neurology and EM-Toxicology Indiana University Laura Tormoehlen, M.D. Neurology and EM-Toxicology Indiana University Disclosures! No conflicts of interest to disclose Neuroimaging 101! Plain films! Computed tomography " Angiography " Perfusion! Magnetic

More information

Long-term and late seizure outcome after surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy

Long-term and late seizure outcome after surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy Original article Epileptic Disord 2010; 12 (1): 54-8 Long-term and late seizure outcome after surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy José Pimentel 1, Carla Bentes 1,2, Alexandre Campos 3, A. Gonçalves Ferreira

More information

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005; 76(Suppl III):iii2 iii10. doi: /jnnp RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005; 76(Suppl III):iii2 iii10. doi: /jnnp RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY iii2 See end of article for authors affiliations Correspondence to: Professor John S Duncan, Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, University College London,

More information

The Changing Surgical Landscape in Kids

The Changing Surgical Landscape in Kids The Changing Surgical Landscape in Kids December 7, 2013 Howard L. Weiner, MD NYU Langone Medical Center American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting Disclosure none American Epilepsy Society 2013 Annual Meeting

More information

Est-ce que l'eeg a toujours sa place en 2019?

Est-ce que l'eeg a toujours sa place en 2019? Est-ce que l'eeg a toujours sa place en 2019? Thomas Bast Epilepsy Center Kork, Germany Does EEG still play a role in 2019? What a question 7T-MRI, fmri, DTI, MEG, SISCOM, Of ieeg course! /HFO, Genetics

More information

MR Volumetry of the Entorhinal, Perirhinal, and Temporopolar Cortices in Drug-Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

MR Volumetry of the Entorhinal, Perirhinal, and Temporopolar Cortices in Drug-Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 22:1490 1501, September 2001 MR Volumetry of the Entorhinal, Perirhinal, and Temporopolar Cortices in Drug-Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Leena Jutila, Aarne Ylinen, Kaarina Partanen,

More information

Subject Index. Band of Giacomini 22 Benton Visual Retention Test 66 68

Subject Index. Band of Giacomini 22 Benton Visual Retention Test 66 68 Subject Index Adams, R.D. 4 Addenbrooke s Cognitive Examination 101 Alzheimer s disease clinical assessment histological imaging 104 neuroimaging 101 104 neuropsychological assessment 101 clinical presentation

More information

Electro-clinical manifestations of the epilepsy associated to the different anatomical variants of hypothalamic hamartomas

Electro-clinical manifestations of the epilepsy associated to the different anatomical variants of hypothalamic hamartomas Electro-clinical manifestations of the epilepsy associated to the different anatomical variants of hypothalamic hamartomas Alberto JR Leal Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Dep. Neurology Lisbon. Abstract Objective

More information

Is DTI Increasing the Connectivity Between the Magnet Suite and the Clinic?

Is DTI Increasing the Connectivity Between the Magnet Suite and the Clinic? Current Literature In Clinical Science Is DTI Increasing the Connectivity Between the Magnet Suite and the Clinic? Spatial Patterns of Water Diffusion Along White Matter Tracts in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.

More information

Epilepsy, a common chronic neurological disorder, is a

Epilepsy, a common chronic neurological disorder, is a 10 SUPPLEMENT TO Journal of the association of physicians of india august 2013 VOL. 61 Epilepsy: Diagnostic Evaluation JMK Murthy* Epilepsy, a common chronic neurological disorder, is a potentially treatable

More information

Seizure 20 (2011) Contents lists available at ScienceDirect. Seizure. journal homepage:

Seizure 20 (2011) Contents lists available at ScienceDirect. Seizure. journal homepage: Seizure 20 (2011) 475 479 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Seizure journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/yseiz Medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy in patients with normal MRI: Surgical

More information

Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Severe Pain Sensation

Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Severe Pain Sensation Copyright 2009 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America American Journal of Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration Vol. 1, 1 5, 2009 Medial Temporal Lobe

More information

9/30/2016. Advances in Epilepsy Surgery. Epidemiology. Epidemiology

9/30/2016. Advances in Epilepsy Surgery. Epidemiology. Epidemiology Advances in Epilepsy Surgery George Jallo, M.D. Director, Institute for Brain Protection Sciences Johns Hopkins All Children s Hospital St Petersburg, Florida Epidemiology WHO lists it as the second most

More information

Nuclear imaging of the human brain

Nuclear imaging of the human brain Nuclear imaging of the human brain Steven Laureys Coma Science Group Cyclotron Research Centre & Neurology Dept. University of Liège, Belgium Neuroimaging structure function Neuroimaging: Modalities Structural

More information

Title: Quality of life in childhood epilepsy with lateralized focus

Title: Quality of life in childhood epilepsy with lateralized focus Author's response to reviews Title: Quality of life in childhood epilepsy with lateralized focus Authors: Krystyna A. Mathiak (krystyna.mathiak@psych.uw.edu.pl) Malgorzata Luba (malgosia.luba@gmail.com)

More information

Effects of Contrast Material on Single-volume Proton MR Spectroscopy

Effects of Contrast Material on Single-volume Proton MR Spectroscopy AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 21:1084 1089, June/July 2000 Effects of Contrast Material on Single-volume Proton MR Spectroscopy J. Keith Smith, Lester Kwock, and Mauricio Castillo BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Administration

More information

Different Electroclinical Manifestations of the Epilepsy Associated with Hamartomas Connecting to the Middle or Posterior Hypothalamus

Different Electroclinical Manifestations of the Epilepsy Associated with Hamartomas Connecting to the Middle or Posterior Hypothalamus Epilepsia, 44(9):1191 1195, 2003 Blackwell Publishing, Inc. C 2003 International League Against Epilepsy Different Electroclinical Manifestations of the Epilepsy Associated with Hamartomas Connecting to

More information

Seizure Semiology and Neuroimaging Findings in Patients with Midline Spikes

Seizure Semiology and Neuroimaging Findings in Patients with Midline Spikes Epilepsia, 42(12):1563 1568, 2001 Blackwell Science, Inc. International League Against Epilepsy Seizure Semiology and Neuroimaging Findings in Patients with Midline Spikes *Ekrem Kutluay, *Erasmo A. Passaro,

More information

Method Comparison for Interrater Reliability of an Image Processing Technique in Epilepsy Subjects

Method Comparison for Interrater Reliability of an Image Processing Technique in Epilepsy Subjects 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3 to 8 December 2017 mssanz.org.au/modsim2017 Method Comparison for Interrater Reliability of an Image Processing Technique

More information

Neuroimaging in Investigation of Patients With Epilepsy Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD

Neuroimaging in Investigation of Patients With Epilepsy Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD Review Article Neuroimaging in Investigation of Patients With Epilepsy Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD ABSTRACT Purpose of Review: This review discusses the MRI and functional imaging findings in patients with

More information

Brain Mapping of Episodic Memory in Patients with Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Using Activation Positron Emission Tomography

Brain Mapping of Episodic Memory in Patients with Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Using Activation Positron Emission Tomography Brain Mapping of Episodic Memory in Patients with Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Using Activation Positron Emission Tomography Hyunwoo Nam, M.D., Sang-Kun Lee, M.D., Dong Soo Lee, M.D.*, Jae Sung Lee, M.S.*,

More information

Correlation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient with Neuropsychological Testing in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Correlation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient with Neuropsychological Testing in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 26:1832 1839, August 2005 Correlation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient with Neuropsychological Testing in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Yvonne W. Lui, Annette O. Nusbaum, William B. Barr,

More information

Standard magnetic resonance imaging is inadequate for patients with refractory focal epilepsy

Standard magnetic resonance imaging is inadequate for patients with refractory focal epilepsy PAPER Standard magnetic resonance imaging is inadequate for patients with refractory focal epilepsy J von Oertzen, H Urbach, S Jungbluth, M Kurthen, M Reuber, G Fernández, C E Elger... See Editorial Commentary

More information

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with childhood febrile seizure.

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with childhood febrile seizure. Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Digital Commons Department of Neurology Faculty Papers Department of Neurology 2-9-2016 Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with childhood febrile seizure. Ali Akbar Asadi-Pooya

More information

Name: Chusak Limotai Student ID: Ph.D. Clinical Epidemiology

Name: Chusak Limotai Student ID: Ph.D. Clinical Epidemiology RACE 611: Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine Assignment VII: CAT presentation CAT FOR PROGNOSIS Temporal plus epilepsy is a major determinant of temporal lobe surgery failures Clinical Question:

More information

Accepted Manuscript. Editorial. Responsive neurostimulation for epilepsy: more than stimulation. Jayant N. Acharya

Accepted Manuscript. Editorial. Responsive neurostimulation for epilepsy: more than stimulation. Jayant N. Acharya Accepted Manuscript Editorial Responsive neurostimulation for epilepsy: more than stimulation Jayant N. Acharya PII: S2467-981X(18)30022-2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2018.06.002 Reference: CNP

More information

Visualization strategies for major white matter tracts identified by diffusion tensor imaging for intraoperative use

Visualization strategies for major white matter tracts identified by diffusion tensor imaging for intraoperative use International Congress Series 1281 (2005) 793 797 www.ics-elsevier.com Visualization strategies for major white matter tracts identified by diffusion tensor imaging for intraoperative use Ch. Nimsky a,b,

More information

Advances in Clinical Neuroimaging

Advances in Clinical Neuroimaging Advances in Clinical Neuroimaging Joseph I. Tracy 1, PhD, ABPP/CN; Gaelle Doucet 2, PhD; Xaiosong He 2, PhD; Dorian Pustina 2, PhD; Karol Osipowicz 2, PhD 1 Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University,

More information

What is the Relationship Between Arachnoid Cysts and Seizure Foci?

What is the Relationship Between Arachnoid Cysts and Seizure Foci? Epilepsin, 38( 10):1098-1102, 1997 Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia 0 International League Against Epilepsy What is the Relationship Between Arachnoid Cysts and Seizure Foci? Santiago Arroyo and

More information

Early seizure propagation from the occipital lobe to medial temporal structures and its surgical implication

Early seizure propagation from the occipital lobe to medial temporal structures and its surgical implication Original article Epileptic Disord 2008; 10 (4): 260-5 Early seizure propagation from the occipital lobe to medial temporal structures and its surgical implication Naotaka Usui, Tadahiro Mihara, Koichi

More information

Hamartomas and epilepsy: clinical and imaging characteristics

Hamartomas and epilepsy: clinical and imaging characteristics Seizure 2003; 12: 307 311 doi:10.1016/s1059 1311(02)00272-8 Hamartomas and epilepsy: clinical and imaging characteristics B. DIEHL, R. PRAYSON, I. NAJM & P. RUGGIERI Departments of Neurology, Pathology

More information

Hemimegalencephaly without seizures: report of a case and review of literature

Hemimegalencephaly without seizures: report of a case and review of literature Romanian Neurosurgery Volume XXXI Number 3 2017 July-September Article Hemimegalencephaly without seizures: report of a case and review of literature Agrawal Atul, Dutta Gautam, Singh Daljit, Sachdeva

More information

EPILEPSY SURGERY EVALUATION IN ADULTS WITH SCALP VIDEO-EEG MONITORING. Meriem Bensalem-Owen, MD University of Kentucky

EPILEPSY SURGERY EVALUATION IN ADULTS WITH SCALP VIDEO-EEG MONITORING. Meriem Bensalem-Owen, MD University of Kentucky EPILEPSY SURGERY EVALUATION IN ADULTS WITH SCALP VIDEO-EEG MONITORING Meriem Bensalem-Owen, MD University of Kentucky DISCLOSURES Received grants for sponsored research as investigator from: UCB Eisai

More information

Anterior to posterior hippocampal MRS metabolite difference is mainly a partial volume effect

Anterior to posterior hippocampal MRS metabolite difference is mainly a partial volume effect Acta Radiologica ISSN: 0284-1851 (Print) 1600-0455 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/iard20 Anterior to posterior hippocampal MRS metabolite difference is mainly a partial volume

More information

Refractory focal epilepsy: findings by MRI.

Refractory focal epilepsy: findings by MRI. Refractory focal epilepsy: findings by MRI. Doctors Nicolás Sgarbi, Osmar Telis Clinical Radiology Department Hospital de Clínicas Montevideo- Uruguay ABSTRACT Epilepsy is one of the most frequent neurological

More information

EEG Background Delta Activity in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Correlation with Volumetric and Spectroscopic Imaging

EEG Background Delta Activity in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Correlation with Volumetric and Spectroscopic Imaging Epilepsia, 40(11):158&1586, 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Philadelphia 0 International League Against Epilepsy Clinical Research EEG Background Delta Activity in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Correlation

More information

The Central Nervous System

The Central Nervous System The Central Nervous System Cellular Basis. Neural Communication. Major Structures. Principles & Methods. Principles of Neural Organization Big Question #1: Representation. How is the external world coded

More information

ASL Perfusion Imaging: Concepts and Applications

ASL Perfusion Imaging: Concepts and Applications ASL Perfusion Imaging: Concepts and Applications David C. Alsop, Ph.D. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston USA INTRODUCTION Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) perfusion imaging

More information

Clinical Policy: Functional MRI Reference Number: CP.MP.43

Clinical Policy: Functional MRI Reference Number: CP.MP.43 Clinical Policy: Reference Number: CP.MP.43 Effective Date: 09/09 Last Review Date: 10/17 Coding Implications Revision Log See Important Reminder at the end of this policy for important regulatory and

More information

Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports

Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports 1 (2013) 45 49 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ebcr Case Report Partial disconnection

More information

Measurements of Hippocampal Volume Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Sudanese Population

Measurements of Hippocampal Volume Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Sudanese Population International Journal Dental and Medical Sciences Research (IJDMSR) ISSN: 9-7X Volume, Issue 8 (Aug- 8), PP 6- Measurements of Hippocampal Volume Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Sudanese Population

More information

The American Approach to Depth Electrode Insertion December 4, 2012

The American Approach to Depth Electrode Insertion December 4, 2012 The American Approach to Depth Electrode Insertion December 4, 2012 Jonathan Miller, MD Director, Epilepsy Surgery University Hospitals Case Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio

More information

Imaging the Premature Brain- New Knowledge

Imaging the Premature Brain- New Knowledge Imaging the Premature Brain- New Knowledge Stein Magnus Aukland Haukeland University Hospital University of Bergen NORWAY No disclosure Imaging modalities O Skull X-ray O Computer Tomography O Cerebral

More information

Epilepsy: diagnosis and treatment. Sergiusz Jóźwiak Klinika Neurologii Dziecięcej WUM

Epilepsy: diagnosis and treatment. Sergiusz Jóźwiak Klinika Neurologii Dziecięcej WUM Epilepsy: diagnosis and treatment Sergiusz Jóźwiak Klinika Neurologii Dziecięcej WUM Definition: the clinical manifestation of an excessive excitation of a population of cortical neurons Neurotransmitters:

More information

Association between Size of the Lateral Ventricle and Asymmetry of the Fornix in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Association between Size of the Lateral Ventricle and Asymmetry of the Fornix in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 19:9 13, January 1998 Association between Size of the Lateral Ventricle and Asymmetry of the Fornix in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Alexander C. Mamourian, Charles H. Cho,

More information

Neuropsychological Evaluation in Epilepsy Surgery

Neuropsychological Evaluation in Epilepsy Surgery Epilrpsia, 38(Suppl. 4):SlS-S23, 1997 Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia 0 International League Against Epilepsy Neuropsychological Evaluation in Epilepsy Surgery David W. Loring Department of Neurology,

More information

Advanced Imaging Techniques MRI, PET, SPECT, ESI-MSI, DTI December 8, 2013

Advanced Imaging Techniques MRI, PET, SPECT, ESI-MSI, DTI December 8, 2013 Advanced Imaging Techniques MRI, PET, SPECT, ESI-MSI, DTI December 8, 2013 Robert C. Knowlton, MD, MSPH University of California San Francisco Seizure Disorders Surgical Program American Epilepsy Society

More information

For reprint orders, please contact Expert Rev. Neurotherapeutics 3(6), (2003)

For reprint orders, please contact Expert Rev. Neurotherapeutics 3(6), (2003) Review For reprint orders, please contact reprints@future-drugs.com CONTENTS Epidemiology Etiology & pathogenesis Clinical features Diagnostic evaluation Treatment & outcome Medically refractory medial

More information

Challenges for multivariate and multimodality analyses in "real life" projects: Epilepsy

Challenges for multivariate and multimodality analyses in real life projects: Epilepsy Challenges for multivariate and multimodality analyses in "real life" projects: Epilepsy Susanne Mueller M.D. Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases Background: Epilepsy What is epilepsy? Recurrent

More information

Age at onset in patients with medically refractory. temporal lobe epilepsy and mesial temporal sclerosis: impact on clinical manifestations and

Age at onset in patients with medically refractory. temporal lobe epilepsy and mesial temporal sclerosis: impact on clinical manifestations and Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Digital Commons Department of Neurology Faculty Papers Department of Neurology 8-1-2015 Age at onset in patients with medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy and

More information

Presurgical Evaluation before Epilepsy Surgery

Presurgical Evaluation before Epilepsy Surgery Presurgical Evaluation before Epilepsy Surgery Epilepsy Course for Neurology Resident 2015 Kanjana Unnwongse- Wehner, MD Prasat Neurological Epilepsy Center Facts About Epilepsy & Surgery Localization-related

More information

The relevance of somatosensory auras in refractory temporal lobe epilepsies

The relevance of somatosensory auras in refractory temporal lobe epilepsies BRIEF COMMUNICATION The relevance of somatosensory auras in refractory temporal lobe epilepsies Ghazala Perven, Ruta Yardi, Juan Bulacio, Imad Najm, William Bingaman, Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, and Lara

More information