期刊
EPILEPSY RESEARCH
卷 52, 期 3, 页码 203-213出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(02)00216-4
关键词
tuberous sclerosis complex; epilepsy; PET; imaging
资金
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE [R01NS029629] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01-NS29629] Funding Source: Medline
Epilepsy surgery has been successfully performed in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and seizures arising from a restricted epileptogenic area. The outcome of cortical excision depends on accurate pre-surgical identification of the epileptogenic tuber. [C-11] alpha-methyl-L-tryptophan (alpha-MTrp) was originally developed to measure serotonin synthesis in vivo with positron emission tomography (PET). However in pathologic conditions its uptake may also depend on the synthesis of quinolinic or kynurenic acid via the kynurenine pathway. Increased levels of serotonin and quinolinic acid have been observed in epileptogenic lesions, raising the possibility that alpha-MTrp PET may localize the epileptogenic area. The aim of this study was to correlate alpha-MTrp PET uptake with the localization of the epileptogenic area and with interictal spike frequency in patients with TSC. alpha-MTrp uptake was measured in 8 patients (2 males, mean age 29.6+/-14.9 years, range 3-50 years) with intractable partial epilepsy due to TSC. All patients underwent scalp EEG monitoring during the PET scan. In four (50%), increased uptake of alpha-MTrp occurred in the epileptogenic area alone. Two (25%) patients showed multifocal abnormalities and the remaining two (25%) did not show focal changes. PET localization was mostly seen in patients with frequent interictal abnormalities on the EEG. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between alpha-MTrp uptake and the frequency of interictal spikes (r = 0.6; P < 0.05). alpha-MTrp PET is a promising diagnostic tool in the localization of the epileptogenic area in patients with TSC. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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