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PET studies in epilepsy.

Authors :
Decoo D
Destée A
Source :
Acta neurologica Belgica [Acta Neurol Belg] 1997 Sep; Vol. 97 (3), pp. 196-9.
Publication Year :
1997

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0300-9009
Volume :
97
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Acta neurologica Belgica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9345593