Dharmalingam, Gyathri Devi A/P
(2017)
Diagnostic utility of MRS values in hippocampus formation of medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy patients in HUSM.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Background: Hippocampal formation analysis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
and proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MRS) is useful for lateralization of seizure focus and
diagnosis of medical intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). The present study
assessed the diagnostic utility of MRS, MRI, and combinatorial MRI-MRS findings
from hippocampal formation of MTLE patients.
Methods: A total of 14 MTLE patients and 14 control subjects were underwent MRI
and MRS examination on hippocampal formation. The patients were clinically
diagnosed as MTLE patients and revealed unilataralization by electroencephalogram
(EEG) examination. The patient was ensured seizure free for a minimum period of 24
hours before the analyses to avoid possible effect of acute post ictal changes.
Results: There were significant (p<0.05) decrement in NAA/Cr and increment in
Cho/Cr in ipsilateral hippocampal formation of MTLE patients compared to that of
contralateral findings and control group, separately. In the evaluation of diagnostic
utility of individual MRS value for detection of epileptic focus in hippocampal
formation, only NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho revealed significant moderate and fair
agreements with the EEG lateralization findings, respectively. Analysis by
combinatorial MRS values or MRI alone revealed fair and moderate agreement with
EEG lateralization findings, respectively. Analysis using combinatorial MRS+MRI
showed substantial agreement with with EEG lateralization findings. The positive andnegative percentage agreements with EEG lateralization findings were 79% and 93%,
respectively.
Conclusion: Combinatorial MRS+MRI analysis improved the lateralization of epileptic
focus and diagnosis of MTLE.
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