Magnetic source imaging localizes epileptogenic zone in children with tuberous sclerosis complex

Neurology. 2006 Apr 25;66(8):1270-2. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000208412.59491.9b.

Abstract

The authors assessed whether magnetoencephalography/magnetic source imaging (MEG/MSI) identified epileptogenic zones in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). In six TSC children with focal seizures, ictal video-EEG predicted the region of resection with 56% sensitivity, 80% specificity, and 77% accuracy (p = 0.02), whereas interictal MEG/MSI fared better (100%, 94%, and 95%, respectively; p < 0.0001). Interictal MEG/MSI seems to identify epileptogenic zones more accurately in children with TSC and focal intractable epilepsy.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy / diagnosis*
  • Epilepsy / pathology*
  • Epilepsy / surgery
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetoencephalography
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / pathology*
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / surgery
  • Videotape Recording

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18