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Title: | Clinical applications of functional MRI in epilepsy. |
Authors: | Kesavadas, Chandrasekharan Thomas, Bejoy |
Keywords: | Radiology |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
Publisher: | The Indian journal of radiology & imaging |
Citation: | The Indian journal of radiology & imaging. 18; 3; 210-7 |
Abstract: | The role of functional MRI (fMRI) in the presurgical evaluation of patients with intractable epilepsy is being increasingly recognized. Real-time fMRI is an easily performable diagnostic technique in the clinical setting. It has become a noninvasive alternative to intraoperative cortical stimulation and the Wada test for eloquent cortex mapping and language lateralization, respectively. Its role in predicting postsurgical memory outcome and in localizing the ictal activity is being recognized. This review article describes the biophysical basis of blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI and the methodology adopted, including the design, paradigms, the fMRI setup, and data analysis. Illustrative cases have been discussed, wherein the fMRI results influenced the seizure team's decisions with regard to diagnosis and therapy. Finally, the special issues involved in fMRI of epilepsy patients and the various challenges of clinical fMRI are detailed. |
URI: | http://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/262 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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