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Article: Quantitative Analysis of Cerebral Blood Flow Patterns in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Using Composite SISCOM
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright Society of Nuclear Medicine Jan 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Our objective was to demonstrate common patterns of ictal cerebral blood flow changes in a group of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) using the technique of composite subtraction ictal SPECT coregistered to MRI (SISCOM). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the video electroencephalography recordings, SPECT studies, and MR images of 32 MTLE patients and of a subgroup of 11 patients with pathologically verified mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS). Composite SISCOM studies were performed as previously described. The patients were grouped for analysis into those with right seizure onset and those with left seizure onset. The images of the right and left MTS subgroups were combined ...