A study of the relationship between metabolism using 1H-MRS and function using several neuropsychological tests in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Seizure
; 10(3): 188-93, 2001 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-11437617
ABSTRACT
Several investigators have reported on the relationship between metabolism, using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and function, using neuropsychological tests in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients, but the opinions regarding the results remain in contention. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between metabolism, using proton MRS ((1)H-MRS), and function using several neuropsychological tests in the temporal lobes of TLE patients. We studied 29 TLE patients at our hospital using(1)H-MRS and neuropsychological tests. We used a clinical 1.5 T MR unit. We conducted five neuropsychological tests to examine the function of the left or right temporal lobe. There were significant correlations between the N-acetylaspartate/creatine + phosphocreatine (NAA/Cr) ratios and the scores of almost all of the neuropsychological tests for the temporal lobe function ipsilateral to the spike focus. However, in two Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R) subtests we found no significant correlation in the ipsilateral side. These findings suggest that the NAA/Cr ratios, which reflect neural metabolism, are closely related to function in the temporal lobes of TLE patients. The disparity between the results in two subtests of WMS-R show that several tests may be necessary in order to assess temporal lobe function.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
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Neuropsychological Tests
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Seizure
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón