Spina A, Damato R, Losito R, Marzocco P L, Zizzo L, Damato V
Sez. Aut. Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia-U.S.L.
Acta Neurol (Napoli). 1993 Oct;15(5):321-7.
SPECT scanning with Tc99mHM-PAO was performed on 40 children with 'intractable' partial epilepsy; 27 patients had abnormalities on SPECT images consisting of areas of decreased cerebral blood flow. In 18 of these 27 subjects there was a good correlation between site of the abnormalities on SPECT scan and interictal EEG foci. 12 patients with regionally decreased CBF had also neuroimaging (C.T. and/or R.M.I.) abnormalities. The brain SPECT provides more precise detection of epileptogenic foci, when used to complement EEG, also in childhood-onset epilepsy.
