Epilepsy duration, febrile seizures, and cerebral glucose metabolism |
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Authors: | Theodore William H Kelley Kathey Toczek Maria T Gaillard William D |
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Institution: | NIH, Clinical Epilepsy Section, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. theodorw@ninds.nih.gov |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: Studies using magnetic resonance imaging have shown that reduced hippocampal volume is associated with a history of febrile seizures, the duration of epilepsy, and the number of generalized tonic-clonic seizures. It is uncertain whether these factors have the same influence on functional as on structural measures of the integrity of the epileptogenic zone. METHODS: We used positron emission tomography (PET) with fluorine 18 2-deoxyglucose to study 91 patients with temporal lobe seizure foci localized by ictal video-EEG. PET was performed in the awake interictal resting state with ears plugged and eyes patched. We recorded surface EEG during injection (5 mCi) and the 30-min uptake period. We used a standard template to analyze PET scans. RESULTS: A significant negative relation was found between the duration of epilepsy and hippocampal glucose metabolism ipsilateral to the epileptic focus. Patients with a history of either any febrile seizures, or complex, or prolonged febrile seizures, did not have greater hypometabolism ipsilateral to the epileptic focus than did patients without a febrile seizure history. We found no effect of generalized tonic-clonic seizure history. CONCLUSIONS: Longer epilepsy duration is associated with greater hypometabolism, suggesting that epilepsy is a progressive disease. |
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Keywords: | Epilepsy duration Febrile seizures Cerebral glucose metabolism |
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