Does Tc-99m ECD ictal brain SPECT have incremental value in localization of epileptogenic zone and predicting postoperative seizure freedom in cases with discordant video electroencephalogram and MRI findings?

Autor:	Pawar SU; Departments of Nuclear Medicine., Ravat SH; Neurology., Muzumdar DP; Radiology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Centre, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India., Sankhe SS; Radiology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Centre, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India., Chheda AH; Neurology., Manglunia AS; Departments of Nuclear Medicine., Maldar AN; Departments of Nuclear Medicine.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nuclear medicine communications [Nucl Med Commun] 2020 Sep; Vol. 41 (9), pp. 858-870.
DOI:	10.1097/MNM.0000000000001240
Abstrakt:	Objective: Localization of epileptogenic focus in drug-refractory epilepsy using Tc-99m ethylene cystine dimer (ECD) brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is less studied in patients with discordant findings on video electroencephalogram (VEEG) and MRI. The study was done to evaluate brain SPECT for epileptogenic focus localization and postoperative seizure freedom. Methods: Epilepsy patients with discordant VEEG and MRI findings underwent brain SPECT at ictal and interictal phases. Various groups unilateral/bilateral mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS), solitary and multifocal lesional, nonlesional epilepsy were studied for localization of epileptogenic focus and postoperative seizure freedom (>2 years) using Engels classification. Reasons for nonoperability was evaluated in nonoperated group. Results: SPECT could localize epileptogenic focus in 49/67 (73.13%) and guided surgery in 19/33 (57.57%) patients in operated group. SPECT was useful in 12 (46.12%) of unilateral (2)/bilateral (10) MTS. Postoperative seizure freedom of Engels Class I and II in 22 (66.67%), III in six (18.2%) and IV in one patient based on SPECT findings (P = 0.0086). Overall sensitivity and specificity were 79.3% and 85.7%, respectively. SPECT could localize epileptogenic focus in 23/34 (67.64%) patients in nonoperated group; 10 (29.41%) patients refused for surgery and no epileptogenic focus was localized in the rest of 14 (41.2%). Conclusion: Ictal SPECT showed incremental value and was found necessary for epileptogenic focus localization and subsequent surgery in unilateral/bilateral MTS in this study. Seizure freedom in patients undergoing epilepsy surgery based on ictal SPECT assistance was comparable to the surgical group not requiring ictal SPECT.
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