Hypometabolic patterns are related to post-surgical seizure outcomes in focal cortical dysplasia: A semi-quantitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is routinely used for presurgical evaluation in many epilepsy centers. Hypometabolic characteristics have been extensively examined in prior studies, but the metabolic patterns associated with specific pathological types of drug-resistant epilepsy remain to be fully defined. This study was developed to explore the relationship between metabolic patterns or characteristics and surgical outcomes in type I and II focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) patients based on results from a large cohort.

Methods

Data from individuals who underwent epilepsy surgery from 2014 to 2019 with a follow-up duration of over 3 years and a pathological classification of type I or II FCD in our hospital were retrospectively a

SUBMITTER: Yao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10984320 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature