Decoo D, Destée A
Department of Neurology, UZ Gent.
Acta Neurol Belg. 1997 Sep;97(3):196-9.
Positron emission tomography (PET) plays a major role in the pre-surgical evaluation of patients with refractory partial epilepsy. In this review we discuss the limitations of PET data, the possibilities of fluorodeoxyglucose PET studies, neuroreceptor PET studies and alternatives, such as SPECT and MRI.