The role of gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in presurgical evaluation for intractable partial epilepsy

James W. Wheless; R. E. Figueroa-Ortiz; E. F. Binet; D. W. King; B. B. Gallagher; A. M. Murro; H. F. Flanigin; J. R. Smith; M. M. Leveridge

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The role of gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in presurgical evaluation for intractable partial epilepsy

James W. Wheless, R. E. Figueroa-Ortiz, E. F. Binet, D. W. King, B. B. Gallagher, A. M. Murro, H. F. Flanigin, J. R. Smith, M. M. Leveridge

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In order to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of gadolinium-DTPA (Gd-DTPA), we performed enhanced and unenhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head in 48 Phase I presurgical patients. Fifty-two percent had normal MRI (unenhanced and enhanced). Forty-eight percent had abnormal unenhanced MRI. Gd-DTPA MRI was helpful preoperatively in 57% of these patients. Gd-DTPA improves the diagnostic sensitivity of MRI and provides important additional information in the presurgical evaluation of patients with partial epilepsy only if the unenhanced MRI is abnormal.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	95-101
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Epilepsy
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0896-6974(05)80067-2
State	Published - 1991

Keywords

Epilepsy surgery
Gadolinium-DTPA
Intractable partial seizures
Magnetic resonance imaging

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General Neuroscience
Clinical Neurology

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