Interregional metabolic connectivity of 2-deoxy-2[18 F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography in vagus nerve stimulation for pediatric patients with epilepsy: A retrospective cross-sectional study.
Rita YuHae-Jeong ParkHojin ChoAra KoChongwon PaeMaeng-Keun OhHoon-Chul KangHeung Dong KimEun-Kyung ParkKyu-Won ShimDong Suk KimJoon Soo LeePublished in: Epilepsia (2018)
This study shows that seizure outcome of VNS may be influenced by metabolic connectivity, which can be obtained from preoperative PET imaging. This study of metabolic connectivity analysis may contribute in further understanding of the mechanism of VNS in intractable seizures.