• Clinical nuclear medicine · Nov 2014

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    Hypermetabolism during resting-state FDG-PET suggesting intrinsic epileptogenicity in focal cortical dysplasia.

    • Izzie Jacques Namer, Maria Paola Valenti-Hirsch, Julia Scholly, Béatrice Lannes, Alessio Imperiale, and Edouard Hirsch.
    • From the *Service de Biophysique et Médecine Nucléaire, France; †ICube, Université de Strasbourg/CNRS, France; ‡Faculté de Médecine, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, France; §Unité Médico-chirurgicale de l'Epilepsie, France; and ¶Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
    • Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Nov 1;39(11):993-5.

    AbstractWe report the case of a 21-year-old man who presented drug-resistant epilepsy since the age of 3 years. The underlying type Ia left prefrontal focal cortical dysplasia was revealed by focal hypermetabolism of FDG-PET several years later. The stereo-electroencephalography showed continuous interictal rhythmic spike discharges, suggesting the dysplastic character of the cortex explored by depth electrodes placed into and at the margins of PET abnormalities. The surgical limits of resection were defined based on interictal activity, spontaneous and induced seizures. The patient is seizure-free, with normal electroencephalography and clear improvement of neuropsychological performance, without functional deficit at 3 years postsurgery.

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