Epilepsy Lesion Localization is not Predicted by Developmental Venous Anomaly Location or its FDG-PET Metabolic Activity.

Jillian W LazorJoel M SteinJames Eric SchmittKathryn A DavisSeyed Ali Nabavizadeh

Published in: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging (2020)

In this sample, there is no significant correlation between location of DVA and seizure focus, and hypometabolism within the DVA territory is not predictive of EEG/DVA co-localization. As use of 18 F-FDG-PET for evaluation of epilepsy increases, knowledge of this poor correlation is important to avoid diagnostic confusion and potentially unnecessary surgery in epilepsy patients.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
end stage renal disease
computed tomography
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
healthcare
temporal lobe epilepsy
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
functional connectivity
resting state
acute coronary syndrome
high density