Unilateral Thalamic Hypometabolism in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Unilateral Thalamic Hypometabolism in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Background/Purpose: Interictal brain 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is useful for localizing the focus of a seizure, and thalamic hypometabolism has been observed in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of thalamic hypom...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Pei Chang, Der-Jen Yen, Szu-Man Yu, Ren-Shyan Liu, Hsiao-Fen Chang, Hung-Jen Hsieh, Yang-Hsin Shih, Lee-Shing Chu, Shyh-Jen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
epilepsy
positron-emission tomography
temporal lobe
thalamus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601709

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