Single photon emission computed tomography with 99mTc HM-PAO in the study of focal epilepsy.

作者信息

Grasso E, Ambrogio L, Cognazzo A, Gerbino-Promis P C, Zagnoni P, Camuzzini G F, Papaleo A, Acchiardi F, Perno G

机构信息

Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale Civile S. Croce, Cuneo.

出版信息

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1989 Apr;10(2):175-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02333615.

We used 99mTc HM-PAO SPECT to study 50 patients with partial epilepsy: 47 interictally and 3 during a seizure. All 3 patients studied during a seizure presented an area of increased tracer uptake. Of those in whom recordings were taken during seizure-free intervals 35 (74%) showed perfusion asymmetries: 27 (57%) with decreased and 8 (17%) with increased uptake. We discuss the findings and compare them with those of similar studies using SPECT and positron emission tomography.