Application of ictal brain SPECT for differentiating epileptic from nonepileptic seizures

The authors report 2 clinical cases that illustrate the difficulties with video-monitored EEG and the advantages of brain SPECT in differential diagnosis of true epileptic seizures and nonepileptic seizures. Injection of [99mTc]HMPAO at the time of the ictal event provides a means to obtain a SPECT...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences 1997, Vol.9 (1), p.99-101
Hauptverfasser:	De León, O A, Blend, M J, Jobe, T H, Pontón, M, Gaviria, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cerebrovascular Circulation - physiology Diagnosis, Differential Electroencephalography Epilepsy - diagnostic imaging Epilepsy - physiopathology Humans Male Organotechnetium Compounds Oximes Seizures - diagnostic imaging Seizures - physiopathology Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors report 2 clinical cases that illustrate the difficulties with video-monitored EEG and the advantages of brain SPECT in differential diagnosis of true epileptic seizures and nonepileptic seizures. Injection of [99mTc]HMPAO at the time of the ictal event provides a means to obtain a SPECT image postictally for comparison with interictal examinations so that an epileptic or nonepileptic focus may be localized.
ISSN:	0895-0172 1545-7222
DOI:	10.1176/jnp.9.1.99