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Temporal lobe epilepsy is diagnosed by clinical symptoms and signs and by localization of an epileptogenic focus. A brain SPECT study of two patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, using99mTc-HMPAO, was used to demonstrate a perfusion abnormality in the temporal lobe, while brain CT and MRI were non-contributory. The electroencephalogram, though abnormal, did not localize the diseased area. The potential role of the SPECT study in diagnosis and localization of temporal lobe epilepsy is discussed.
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Krausz, Y., Cohen, D., Konstantini, S. et al. Brain SPECT imaging in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neuroradiology 33, 274–276 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588236
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