RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An interictal study of partial epilepsy using positron emission tomography and the oxygen - 15 inhalation technique.
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 473
OP 477
DO 10.1136/jnnp.46.6.473
VO 46
IS 6
A1 Bernardi, S
A1 Trimble, M R
A1 Frackowiak, R S
A1 Wise, R J
A1 Jones, T
YR 1983
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/46/6/473.abstract
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.