Askoro Rofat, Kagawa Kota, Seyama Go, Okamura Akitake, Hashizume Akira, Onari Tae, Hirokawa Yutaka, Iida Koji, Horie Nobutaka
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University.
Epilepsy Center, Hiroshima University Hospital.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2025 Feb 15;65(2):81-91. doi: 10.2176/jns-nmc.2024-0194. Epub 2024 Dec 10.
In focal epilepsy cases, precise identification and resection of the epileptogenic zone increase the likelihood of achieving a seizure-free outcome. Nevertheless, localizing the source of epilepsy in magnetic resonance imaging-negative epilepsy cases presents significant challenges for clinicians. In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic efficacy and impact on the seizure outcome by using 4 noninvasive modalities, including scalp video electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography, and iomazenil single-photon emission computed tomography, in a cohort of patients with magnetic resonance imaging-negative focal epilepsy who underwent resective surgery. The concordance status of each modality was assessed relative to the lobar resection area, and surgical outcome was assessed by Engel Classification at least 1 year after surgery. Comparison and diagnostic analyses were calculated for each individual and all possible combinations of scalp video electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography, and single-photon emission computed tomography with respect to Engel class I outcome. Eighteen patients (66.6%, 18/27) had Engel class I outcomes. Patients with at least 2 concordant modalities were associated with Engel class I outcome (p = 0.0262). For individual modality, fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography achieved the highest yield of sensitivity (72.2%) compared to scalp video electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, and single-photon emission computed tomography (50.0%, 61.1%, and 61.6%, respectively). Scalp video electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, and single-photon emission computed tomography showed similar specificities of 77.7%, while fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography showed a specificity of 55.5%. Combined modalities were able to achieve the highest sensitivity of 83.3% when there were at least 2 concordant modalities and a specificity of 100% with various multiple combinations. Our study showed that lobar concordance from multiple modalities increases the sensitivity and specificity for a seizure-free outcome in magnetic resonance imaging-negative focal epilepsy patients who underwent resective surgery.
在局灶性癫痫病例中,精确识别并切除致痫区可提高实现无癫痫发作结果的可能性。然而,对于临床医生来说,在磁共振成像阴性的癫痫病例中定位癫痫源存在重大挑战。在本研究中,我们评估了4种非侵入性检查方法,包括头皮视频脑电图、脑磁图、氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描和碘美普尔单光子发射计算机断层扫描,对一组接受切除性手术的磁共振成像阴性局灶性癫痫患者的诊断效能及其对癫痫发作结果的影响。相对于叶切除区域评估每种检查方法的一致性状态,并在术后至少1年通过恩格尔分类评估手术结果。针对头皮视频脑电图、脑磁图、氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描和单光子发射计算机断层扫描的每种单独检查方法以及所有可能组合,就恩格尔I级结果进行比较和诊断分析。18名患者(66.6%,18/27)获得恩格尔I级结果。至少有2种检查方法结果一致的患者与恩格尔I级结果相关(p = 0.0262)。对于单个检查方法,与头皮视频脑电图、脑磁图和单光子发射计算机断层扫描(分别为50.0%、61.1%和61.6%)相比,氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描的敏感性最高,为72.2%。头皮视频脑电图、脑磁图和单光子发射计算机断层扫描的特异性相似,为77.7%,而氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描显示的特异性为55.5%。当至少有2种检查方法结果一致时,联合检查方法能够实现最高敏感性83.3%,并且在各种多种组合下特异性为100%。我们的研究表明对于接受切除性手术的磁共振成像阴性局灶性癫痫患者,多种检查方法在叶水平上取得一致结果可提高无癫痫发作结果的敏感性和特异性