Correlation between quantitative EEG and MRI in idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the focal discharges sometimes observed in the electroencephalogram of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies and subtle structural magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities. The main hypothesis to be assessed is that focal discharges may arise from areas of structural abnormality which can be detected by quantitative neuroimaging. Focal discharges were used for quantitative electroencephalogram source detection. Neuroimaging investigations consisted of voxel-based morphometry and region of interest volumetry. For voxel-based morphometry, volumetric MRI were acquired and processed. The images of each patient were individually compared with a control group. Statistical analysis was used to detect differences in

SUBMITTER: Betting LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6870673 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature