Pulsed-arterial-spin-labeling perfusion 3T MRI following single seizure: a first case report study

Epilepsy Res. 2008 Oct;81(2-3):225-7. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.06.009. Epub 2008 Aug 5.

Abstract

A 41-year-old woman with focal epilepsy was analyzed immediately and 1 week post-ictally using pulsed-arterial-spin-labeling perfusion 3T MRI, a non-invasive method. Seizure-associated blood flow alterations were characterized by increased ictal perfusion in the occipito-parietal right cortex, and hypoperfusion in the same location 1 week later. These results indicate that non-invasive perfusion MRI can be used routinely to detect vascular alterations in epilepsy, and possibly to identify the location of the seizure focus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteries
  • Cerebral Cortex / pathology
  • Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology*
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology
  • Epilepsy / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Spin Labels

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Spin Labels