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Ictal and interictal single photon emission computed tomography in a patient with benign familial infantile convulsions.

Department of Pediatrics, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo, Japan.
Journal of Neuroimaging (impact factor: 1.51). 02/2002; 12(1):75-7. pp.75-7
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ABSTRACT Ictal and interictal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and ictal electroencephalography (EEG) were studied in a 3-month-old girl with benign familial infantile convulsions (BFIC) to reveal the epileptic focus. There was bilateral diffuse propagation from a left frontal lobe focus on the ictal EEG. Perfusion in the left frontal region was increased on ictal SPECT and decreased on interictal SPECT. Epileptic foci of BFIC showed the same characteristics as foci of symptomatic partial epilepsy.

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Keywords

benign familial infantile convulsions
 
BFIC
 
Epileptic foci
 
epileptic focus
 
Ictal
 
ictal EEG
 
ictal electroencephalography
 
ictal SPECT
 
interictal single photon emission computed tomography
 
interictal SPECT
 
left frontal lobe focus
 
left frontal region
 
symptomatic partial epilepsy
 

Tomoko Nagase