Noninvasive Approach to Focal Cortical Dysplasias : Clinical, EEG, and Neuroimaging Features
Joint Authors
Papayannis, Cristina
Muravchik, Carlos H.
Seifer, Gustavo
Kochen, Silvia
Blenkmann, Alejandro
Consalvo, Damián
Princich, Juan Pablo
Source
Epilepsy Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
The main purpose is to define more accurately the epileptogenic zone (EZ) with noninvasive methods in those patients with MRI diagnosis of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) and epilepsy who are candidates of epilepsy surgery.
Methods.
Twenty patients were evaluated prospectively between 2007 and 2010 with comprehensive clinical evaluation, video-electroencephalography, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and high-resolution EEG to localize the equivalent current dipole (ECD).
Key Findings.
In 11 cases with white matter asymmetries in DTI the ECDs were located next to lesion on MRI with mean distance of 14.63 millimeters with topographical correlation with the EZ.
Significance.
We could establish a hypothesis of EZ based on Video-EEG, high-resolution EEG, ECD method, MRI, and DTI.
These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the EZ in the FCD is complex and is often larger than visible lesion in MRI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Seifer, Gustavo& Blenkmann, Alejandro& Princich, Juan Pablo& Consalvo, Damián& Papayannis, Cristina& Muravchik, Carlos H.…[et al.]. 2012. Noninvasive Approach to Focal Cortical Dysplasias : Clinical, EEG, and Neuroimaging Features. Epilepsy Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494630
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Seifer, Gustavo…[et al.]. Noninvasive Approach to Focal Cortical Dysplasias : Clinical, EEG, and Neuroimaging Features. Epilepsy Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Seifer, Gustavo& Blenkmann, Alejandro& Princich, Juan Pablo& Consalvo, Damián& Papayannis, Cristina& Muravchik, Carlos H.…[et al.]. Noninvasive Approach to Focal Cortical Dysplasias : Clinical, EEG, and Neuroimaging Features. Epilepsy Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494630
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494630