Odor identification predicts postoperative seizure control following magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy.

Joon Y KangGayane YenokyanBrian Y HwangMo ChenRachel PennDavid Mampre Mickael R Sperling Vidyulata Kamath

Published in: Epilepsia (2020)

Interictal olfactory dysfunction is commonly seen in patients with intractable focal epilepsy. Odor identification is a novel, noninvasive presurgical biomarker to distinguish who may or may not benefit from MRgLiTT of mesial temporal structures.

Keyphrases

temporal lobe epilepsy
magnetic resonance
bioinformatics analysis
patients undergoing
oxidative stress
high resolution
stem cells
contrast enhanced
computed tomography