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PET studies in epilepsy.
- Source :
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Acta neurologica Belgica [Acta Neurol Belg] 1997 Sep; Vol. 97 (3), pp. 196-9. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Brain diagnostic imaging
Brain metabolism
Carbon Radioisotopes
Epilepsies, Partial diagnostic imaging
Epilepsies, Partial metabolism
Epilepsy metabolism
Epilepsy, Generalized diagnostic imaging
Epilepsy, Generalized metabolism
Fentanyl analogs & derivatives
Flumazenil
Fluorine Radioisotopes
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 pharmacokinetics
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Receptors, GABA-A analysis
Receptors, GABA-A drug effects
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Epilepsy diagnostic imaging
Tomography, Emission-Computed
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0300-9009
- Volume :
- 97
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Acta neurologica Belgica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9345593