The change in cerebral glucose metabolism generated by electroacupuncture may predict the outcome of stimulation of the anterior nucleus thalamus in refractory epilepsy

Epilepsy Behav. 2013 Nov;29(2):427-9. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.08.015. Epub 2013 Sep 26.

Authors

Xue-Bi Tian¹, Jueping Feng, Hui-Lian Bu, Cheng Liu, Tao-tao Liu, Hong-Bing Xiang, Zhi-Heng Liu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.

PMID: 24074884
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.08.015

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anterior Thalamic Nuclei / physiology
Cerebral Cortex / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Cortex / metabolism*
Electroacupuncture / methods*
Epilepsy / diagnostic imaging
Epilepsy / pathology
Epilepsy / therapy*
Glucose / metabolism*
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography
Predictive Value of Tests
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Glucose