皮层和深部电极监测致痫灶切除治疗顽固性癫痫

目的：研究顽固性癫痫病人致痫灶的术前和术中的定位方法。方法：３４例病人接受了致痫灶切除术。作者根据（１）癫痫发作的临床特点。（２）电生理检查（包括ＥＥＧ、长时脑电监测），（３）影像学检查（ＣＴ、ＭＲ和ＤＳＡ等）进行术前定位，术中应用ＥＣｏＧ和部电极对致痫灶行精确定位。结果：术后经３个月－３年随访，无发作１６例，占４７．１％，改善１７例，占５０％；无变化１例，占２．９％。结论：术前ＥＥＧ，术中ＥＣＯ     

皮层和深部电极监测致痫灶切除治疗顽固性癫痫

目的：研究顽固性癫痫病人致痫灶的术前和术中的定位方法。方法：３４例病人接受了致痫灶切除术。作者根据（１）癫痫发作的临床特点，（２）电生理检查（包括ＥＥＧ、长时脑电监测），（３）影像学检查（ＣＴ、ＭＲ和ＤＳＡ等），进行术前定位，术中应用ＥＣｏＧ和深部电极对致痫灶行精确定位。结果：术后经３个月～３年随访，无发作（用药和不用药）１６例，占４７１％；改善１７例，占５０％；无变化１例，占２９％。结论：术前ＥＥＧ、术中ＥＣｏＧ和深部电极是癫痫手术治疗中的必备技术。     

发作间期PET和 SPECT检查对颞叶癫痫定位的诊断价值

目的：探讨发作间期＾１８Ｆ－脱氧葡萄糖（ＦＤＧ）正电子发射断层扫描（ＰＥＴ）和＾９９ｍＴｃ－已撑半胱氨酸（ＥＣＤ）单光子发射断层扫描（ＳＰＥＣＴ）对难治性颞叶癫痫（ＴＬＥ）的定位诊断价值。方法；５３例脑电图（ＥＥＧ）定位明确的难治性ＴＬＥ患者分别行发作间期１８Ｆ０－ＦＤＧＰＥＴ和＾９９ｍＴｃ－ＥＣＤＳＰＥＣＴ检查。其中２１例磁共振（ＭＲＩ）显示有结构性病变并与ＥＥＧ定位结果一致。结果：ＭＲＩ异常组     

癫痫手术前SPECT的定位价值

目的：了解单光子发射计算机断层扫描（ＳＰＥＣＴ）行局部脑血流检查在致痫灶定位中的应用价值。方法：对２４例癫痫患者行ＳＰＥＣＴ检查，结果采用目测和半定量分析两种方法进行判断。结果：１３／２４（５６％）的患者有目测的异常灌注区，其中１１／１３（８５％）与综合定位的结果相一致，半定量分析的方法可发现１２／１２的患者有异常灌注区，其中１０／１２（８３％）可得到与综合定位结果相一致的结论。统计学显示两种方法在阳性检出率和准确率上有显著差异。结论：ＳＰＥＣＴ在致痫灶的定位中有较高的应用价值，半定量分析的方法可明显提高ＳＰＥＣＴ对致痫灶的检出率，但应将检查结果与临床及其他检查资料相结合进行分析以减少假阳性率     

发作间期PET和SPECT检查对颞叶癫痫定位诊断价值

目的：探讨发作间期１８Ｆ－脱氧葡萄糖（ＦＤＧ）正电子发射断层扫描（ＰＥＴ）和９９ｍＴｃ－己撑半脱氨酸（ＥＣＤ）单光子发射断层扫描对顽固性颞叶癫痫（ＴＬＥ）的定位诊断价值。方法：５３例脑电图（ＥＥＧ）定位明确的顽固性ＴＬＥ患者分别行发作间期１８Ｆ－ＦＤＧＰＥＴ和９９ｍＴｃ－ＥＣＤＳＰＥＣＴ检查。其中２１例磁共振（ＭＲＩ）显示有结构性病变并与ＥＥＧ定位结果一致。结果：ＭＲＩ异常组均在ＰＥＴ和ＳＰＥＣＴ相应部位出现低代谢和低灌注表现。ＭＲＩ正常组，ＰＥＴ定位准确性为８４．５％，显著高于ＳＰＥＣＴ的５６．３％（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结论：对于无结构性病变的颞叶癫痫，发作间期ＰＥＴ检查有较高的定位诊断价值，ＳＰＥＣＴ的临床意义相对较小     

发作间期PET和SPECT检查对颞叶癫痫定位诊断价值

目的：探讨发作间期＾１８Ｆ－脱氧葡萄糖（ＦＤＧ）正电子发射断层扫描（ＰＥＴ）和＾９９ｍＴｃ－已撑半脱氨酸（ＥＣＤ）单光子发射断层扫描对顽固性颞叶癫痫（ＴＬＥ）的定位诊断价值。方法：５３例脑电图（ＥＥＧ）定位明确的顽固性ＴＬＥ患者分别行发作间期＾１８Ｆ－ＦＤＧＰＥＴ和＾９９ｍＴｃ－ＥＣＤＳＰＥＣＴ检查。其中２１例磁共振（ＭＲＩ）显示有结构性病变并与ＥＥＧ定位结果一致。结果：ＭＲＩ异常组均在ＰＥＴ和Ｓ     

癫痫病灶定位诊断方法的比较

本文回顾性地对２２例癫痫病人的ＥＥＧ、ＢＥＡＭ、头颅ＣＴ、颅内电压电极记录对痫灶定位的作用进行对照研究，２２例均经手术确定为颅内病变，并作神经病一检查均有异常表现。这些方法中，颅内电极记录是最正常的痫灶定位方法。     

癫痫手术前SPECT的定位价值

目的：了解单光子发射计算机断层扫描（ＳＰＥＣＴ）行局部脑血流检查在致痫灶定位中的应用价值。方法：对２４例癫痫患者行ＳＰＥＣＴ检查，结果目测和半定量分析两种方法进行判断。结果：１３／２４的患者有目测的异常灌注区，其中１１／１３与综合定位的结果相一致，半定量分析的方法可发现１２／１２的２有异常灌注区，其中１０／１２可得到与综合定位结果相一致的结论。统计学显示两种方法在阳性检出率和准确率上有显著差异。结     

发作间期PET和SPECT检查对颞叶癫痫定位诊断价值

癫痫灶的准确定位是决定癫痫外科疗效的关键步骤。目前常用的定位方法有脑电图（ＥＥＧ），磁共振（ＭＲＩ），单光子发射断层扫描（ＳＰＥＣＴ）和正电子发射扫描（ＰＥＴ）等。本文利用患者的临床表现和ＥＥＧ定位结果作为标准，探讨发作间期１８Ｆ－脱氧葡萄糖（ＦＤＧ...     

脑电图与PET对痫灶定位一致性研究

目的 探讨正电子发射断层扫描（ＰＥＴ）葡萄糖代谢功能显像在癫痫灶定位诊断中的价值及其与脑电图（ＥＥＧ）对癫痫灶定位的一致性。方法 ５２０例ＭＲ检查正常的癫痫病人,经动态脑电图（ＡＥＥＧ）和ＰＥＴ检查定位,比较两者的一致性。结果 ＰＥＴ定位的阳性率为９４．６％,ＡＥＥＧ为５４％,除外ＥＥＧ定位阴性的２３９例,二种定位检查结果完全一致４７．７％（１３４／２８１）,部分一致占２３．１％（６５／２８１）,     

偶极子定位法在癫癎外科中对癎灶定位的价值

目的 探讨偶极子定位法(DLM)在癫痫外科中对致痫灶定位的价值。方法 对25例癫痫病人进行DLM和CT、MRI检查，全部病人行外科手术及术中皮质脑电图(ECoG)描记。结果子DLM检查与ECoG结果高度一致，但与CT、MRI检查结果不完全相符。结论 DLM是一种新型的无创性致痢灶定位方法，有助于寻找致痢灶，提高于术疗效。     

在偶极子定位下显微手术治疗难治性癫痫30例临床分析

目的探讨偶极子定位方法在药物难治性癫痫术前致痫灶定位研究中的作用和准确性。方法对30例药物难治性癫痫患者的致痫灶进行术前偶极子定位,术中以皮层及深部电极加以验证,依据验证结果比较继发性癫痫和原发性癫痫偶极子定位的准确性,并对病灶、致痫灶进行手术处理,术后随访并分别比较继发性癫痫和原发性癫痫的手术治疗效果。结果偶极子对继发性癫痫致痫灶定位的准确性要高于原发性癫痫,经卡方检验,x±s=12.470,P=0.001统计学有显著性差异;两者的治疗结果,P=0.143差异没有显著性。结论偶极子定位是一种无创性的致痫灶定位方法,对继发性癫痫术前致痫灶定位准确,手术效果满意;对原发性癫痫或致痫灶多发、弥散,偶极子定位技术存在一定的局限性。     

Ictal SPECT in supplementary motor area seizures

OBJECTIVES: We used ictal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to clarify the propagation pathways of epileptic discharges in patients with supplementary motor area (SMA) seizure. METHODS: In four patients (four males, age range, 18-27 years) with SMA seizures, SPECT studies by radioisotope 99mTc-ECD were performed as a preoperative evaluation. Two of the patients remained seizure-free after complete resection of the focal cortical dysplasia on magnetic resonance (MR) images including epileptic foci. In the other two patients, MR images were normal, but subdural electrode monitoring allowed for verifying the ictal onset in the left SMA. After partial resection of the SMA including epileptic foci, these patients experienced a significant (>90%) reduction of seizure frequency. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) measurements obtained under ictal and interictal conditions were compared on a voxel-by-voxel basis by means of the SPM99 paired t-test option (uncorrected p<0.001). RESULTS: Significant increases in rCBF under ictal conditions were identified in the bilateral anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), the globus pallidus ipsilateral to epileptic foci and the contralateral cerebellar hemisphere. The right ACC included a cluster with a submaximum in the right primary sensorimotor area. DISCUSSION: In patients with SMA seizures, the hyperperfusion areas of ictal SPECT did not localize within the SMA but spread to the adjacent cortex such as the ACC and sensorimotor cortex ipsilateral to epileptic foci. Additionally, the epileptic discharges propagated to the remote areas such as the globus pallidus and cerebellum. We caution that ictal SPECT localization in patients with SMA seizures is not always concordant to epileptic focus but reveals already spread seizure activities.     

Ictal SPECT in supplementary motor area seizures

Abstract

Objectives: We used ictal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to clarify the propagation pathways of epileptic discharges in patients with supplementary motor area (SMA) seizure.

Methods: In four patients (four males, age range, 18–27 years) with SMA seizures, SPECT studies by radioisotope 99mTc-ECD were performed as a preoperative evaluation. Two of the patients remained seizure-free after complete resection of the focal cortical dysplasia on magnetic resonance (MR) images including epileptic foci. In the other two patients, MR images were normal, but subdural electrode monitoring allowed for verifying the ictal onset in the left SMA. After partial resection of the SMA including epileptic foci, these patients experienced a significant (>90%) reduction of seizure frequency. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) measurements obtained under ictal and interictal conditions were compared on a voxel-by-voxel basis by means of the SPM99 paired t-test option (uncorrected p<0.001).

Results: Significant increases in rCBF under ictal conditions were identified in the bilateral anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), the globus pallidus ipsilateral to epileptic foci and the contralateral cerebellar hemisphere. The right ACC included a cluster with a submaximum in the right primary sensorimotor area.

Discussion: In patients with SMA seizures, the hyperperfusion areas of ictal SPECT did not localize within the SMA but spread to the adjacent cortex such as the ACC and sensorimotor cortex ipsilateral to epileptic foci. Additionally, the epileptic discharges propagated to the remote areas such as the globus pallidus and cerebellum. We caution that ictal SPECT localization in patients with SMA seizures is not always concordant to epileptic focus but reveals already spread seizure activities.     

VEEG在难治性癫痫术前致痫灶定位中的价值

目的 探讨视频脑电图(VEEG)、单光子发射计算断层扫描(SPECT)、正电子发射断层扫描(PET)技术在术前进行致痫灶定位中的价值.方法 175例手术治疗的难治性癫痫患者,术前全部行VEEG检查,59例行VEEG +蝶骨电极记录,46例行PET致痫灶定位,61例行SPECT定位.并与术中皮层脑电图(ECoG)的结果进行比较.结果 术前VEEG定位、VEEG+蝶骨电极记录、PET检查及SPECT检查与术中ECoG致痫灶定位符合率分别为67.42%、74.57%、54.84%和52.45%.结论 VEEG在致痫灶定位中有重要的价值;对于颞叶内侧深部癫痫而言,术前以VEEG +蝶骨电极记录定位更为准确.     

Magnetoencephalography in patients with tuberous sclerosis and localization-related epilepsy

PURPOSE: To clarify the usefulness of magnetoencephalography (MEG) for diagnosis of the spatial relations between spike foci and suspicious epileptogenic tubers on MRI in patients with tuberous sclerosis (TS) and to compare MEG spike foci with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) findings. METHODS: We analyzed magnetic fields of epileptic spike discharges in 15 patients with TS and localization-related epilepsy (LRE) by using MEG (a whole-head 204-channel magnetometer system). We investigated the spatial relation between the equivalent current dipoles (ECDs) of interictal spike discharges and visible cortical tubers on MRI. We also compared results of MEG and MRI with SPECT findings. RESULTS: MEG detected a cluster of ECDs around one cortical tuber in six of 15 patients and clusters of ECDs around two cortical tubers in five patients. Interictal SPECT was disappointing in detection of epileptic foci in TS. However, MEG spike foci showed spatial consistency with ictal hyperperfusion areas in two patients. Three patients with single ECD clusters underwent surgical treatment: two have been seizure free, and one has obtained seizure reduction of >90%. CONCLUSIONS: ECDs were located around visible tuber nodules. MEG enabled precise localization of the epileptic foci and provided crucial information for surgical treatment in patients with TS and partial epilepsy. TS patients showing a single ECD cluster on MEG may be appropriate candidates for surgical treatment.     

18F-FDG-PET在颞叶癫痫灶定位中的应用

目的 介绍发作间期 18F-FDG-PET进行颞叶癫痫灶定位的方法,探讨发作间期18F-FDG-PET在颞叶癫痫灶定位中的价值.方法 回顾性分析术前行 18F-FDG-PET检查、手术后随访效果达到 Engle Ⅰ级的82例颞叶癫痫患者的临床资料,对 18F-FDG-PET在颞叶癫痫灶中定位敏感率和特异性进行分析,并与脑电图监测和MRI进行比较.结果 发作间期 18F-FDG-PET检查中癫痫灶表现为低代谢灶,其中68例位于癫痫灶侧颞叶或以颞叶为主合并其它区域,9例位于癫痫灶侧颞叶以外,5例未见低代谢灶.18F-FDG-PET对癫痫灶定位诊断准确率为82.9%(68/82),显著优于MRI和脑电图(P＜0.05),且在MRI阴性和需要埋置电极进行脑电图检查定位的患者中分别有77.4%(41/53)和75%(15/20)可以达到准确的定位癫痫灶.病理阳性者18F-FDG-PET定位准确率显著高于病理阴性者(P＜0.05).结论 18F-FDG-PET定位颞叶癫痫灶具有高敏感性、高特异性的特点,对MRl阴性和需要埋置电极进行检查的颞叶癫痫灶也有良好的定位价值,合理的应用还可能进一步提高结果.     

Optical imaging of visual cortex epileptic foci and propagation pathways

Precise localization of neocortical epileptic foci is a complex problem that usually requires ictal video-electroencephalography (EEG) recordings; high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) studies; and/or invasive monitoring with implanted grid array electrodes. The exact ictal-onset site must be identified and removed to obtain the best opportunity for a seizure-free outcome. The goal of this study was to determine if high-resolution optical imaging could precisely identify neocortical epileptic foci and what role underlying neuroanatomic pathways played in the seizure propagation. Small acute epileptic foci (0.5?×?0.5?mm(2) ) were created in the primate visual neocortex and single-unit and surface EEG recordings were combined with optical imaging of voltage-sensitive dye changes. Brief visual stimulation was used to evoke interictal bursts. In addition, different visually evoked epileptiform bursts were analyzed to determine the location of the epileptic focus. Spike-triggered averaging of the optical images associated with the surface EEG interictal bursts were analyzed to determine the exact location of the epileptic focus. Specific orientations of brief visual stimulation evoked different intensity optical changes and precisely localized the epileptic focus. Optical imaging identified individual epileptic foci that were <3?mm apart. The development of individual epileptic focus was monitored with optical imaging, which demonstrated excitatory activity at the focus with a surrounding zone of inhibitory-like activity. Propagation pathways outside of the inhibitory-like surround demonstrated alternating bands of excitation and inhibition with a pattern orthogonal to the ocular dominance columns. This experimental study demonstrates that optical imaging can precisely localize an epileptic focus, and provides excellent spatial resolution of the changes that occur in and around the site of the epileptic focus.     

HIPDM-SPECT in patients with medically intractable complex partial seizures. Ictal study

Both interictal and ictal N,N,N'-trimethyl-N'-(2-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-iodobenzyl)-1,3,propanediamine -single photon emission computed tomography (HIPDM-SPECT) were performed in 16 patients with medically intractable complex partial seizures. Ictal HIPDM-SPECT localized epileptic foci in 13 of 14 patients with unilateral temporal focus and provided confirmative evidence of epileptic focus in 11 patients by demonstrating maximally increased regional cerebral perfusion (rCP) in epileptic foci that had shown decreased rCP in a previous interictal study. Ictal HIPDM-SPECT in two patients with bitemporal foci showed more complicated patterns consisting of slightly increased rCP in bilateral multifocal regions. Ictal HIPDM-SPECT was particularly useful for investigating epileptic foci, and correlation with simultaneously recorded ictal electroencephalograms provided further insight for localizing epileptic foci.     

When is positron emission tomography really necessary in epilepsy diagnosis?

Positron emission tomography can be used for localization of epileptic foci, and preoperative functional mapping. Rapid improvements in magnetic resonance imaging, however, have restricted the need for positron emission tomography to a minority of patients who have unrevealing magnetic resonance imaging scans. Positron emission tomography will continue to be of value in investigations of the pathophysiology of seizure disorders.