PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bernardi, S
AU  - Trimble, M R
AU  - Frackowiak, R S
AU  - Wise, R J
AU  - Jones, T
TI  - An interictal study of partial epilepsy using positron emission tomography and the oxygen - 15 inhalation technique.
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.46.6.473
DP  - 1983 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 473--477
VI  - 46
IP  - 6
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/46/6/473.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/46/6/473.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1983 Jun 01; 46
AB  - Data from ten patients with complex partial seizures who underwent positron emission tomography using the 15-0 inhalation technique are presented. Decreased flow and metabolism are noted in the hemisphere ipsilateral to the EEG focus, but, in patients with unilateral foci, bilateral changes in temporal cortex are detected. Other areas maximally affected include the basal ganglia, and the cerebellum. The possible role of anticonvulsant drugs in these findings is discussed.