| Multisection proton MR spectroscopy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. | |
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PMID: 12223379 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Extensive metabolic impairments have been reported in association with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE). We investigated whether proton MR spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) depicts metabolic changes beyond the hippocampus in cases of mTLE and whether these changes help lateralize the seizure focus. METHODS: MR imaging and (1)H-MRS were performed in 15 patients with mTLE with a postoperative diagnosis of mesial temporal sclerosis and in 12 control volunteers. Point-resolved spectroscopy and multisection (1)H-MRS measured N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr), and choline (Cho) in the hippocampus, temporal opercular and lateral cortices, insula and cerebellum, and frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes. Metabolites were assessed as ratios to Cr and in absolute units. RESULTS: Twelve patients had ipsilateral hippocampal atrophy; three had negative imaging results. In the ipsilateral hippocampus, absolute NAA (/NAA/) was 27.3% lower in patients compared with that in control volunteers (P <.001) and 18.5% lower compared with that in the contralateral side (P <.01). /NAA/ averaged over selected regions in the ipsilateral temporal lobes of patients with mTLE was 19.3% lower compared with the mean in the control group (P <.0001) and by 17.7% lower compared with the contralateral values (P <.00001). Using only hippocampal data, 60% of the cases of mTLE were correctly lateralized. Lateralization, determined using whole temporal lobe data, had 87% sensitivity and 92% specificity. /NAA/ was bilaterally reduced in the frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes of patients with mTLE compared with that in control volunteers (P <.01). CONCLUSION: Multisection (1)H-MRS depicts interictal reductions of NAA in the ipsilateral temporal lobe beyond the hippocampus and accurately lateralizes seizure foci. |
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Authors:
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Arístides A Capizzano; Peter Vermathen; Kenneth D Laxer; Gerald B Matson; Andrew A Maudsley; Brian J Soher; Norbert W Schuff; Michael W Weiner |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology Volume: 23 ISSN: 0195-6108 ISO Abbreviation: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Publication Date: 2002 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-09-11 Completed Date: 2003-01-21 Revised Date: 2011-09-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8003708 Medline TA: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1359-68 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit, University of California, San Francisco, USA. |
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Adult Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives*, metabolism* Brain / metabolism* Case-Control Studies Choline / metabolism* Creatine / metabolism* Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / metabolism* Female Hippocampus / metabolism Humans Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods* Male Middle Aged |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 NS031966-07/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01-NS31966/NS/NINDS NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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56-84-8/Aspartic Acid; 57-00-1/Creatine; 62-49-7/Choline; 997-55-7/N-acetylaspartate |
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