Rajkumar Agarwal1,2, Ajay Kumar1,2,3,4, Vijay N Tiwari1,2,4, Harry Chugani1,2,4. 1. Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. 2. Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. 3. Division of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. 4. PET Center, Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Thalamic injury has been implicated in the development of continuous spike-wave during slow-wave sleep (CSWS) in children with epilepsy. We studied thalamic abnormalities in children with CSWS using F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. METHODS: Twenty-three patients (12 male; mean age 9 years) with CSWS and normal thalami on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) underwent FDG-PET. Thalamic glucose metabolism, represented by standardized uptake value normalized to whole brain (nSUV, RT for right thalamus and LT for left thalamus), and its asymmetry--absolute asymmetry index (AAI): ¦(RT-LT)¦*100/[(RT+LT)/2]--was calculated. These values were compared with those from 10 normal healthy controls (five female; mean age 11.1 years). RESULTS: Thalamic glucose metabolism was abnormal in 18 patients (78.3%). Thalamic nSUV was decreased (n = 6) or increased (n = 1) bilaterally in seven children without any asymmetry. Abnormal thalamic symmetry [AAI = 3.7-31.5% (0.8-3.3% in controls)] was seen in 11 children. Of these, six children had a unilateral thalamic metabolic abnormality (increased metabolism, n = 3 and decreased metabolism, n = 3), whereas 5 of 14 children had abnormal asymmetry index with bilaterally normal (n = 4) or increased (n = 1) thalamic metabolism. No clear association of thalamic metabolic abnormalities was seen with the stage of evolution of CSWS (prodromal, acute, or residual) or with the cortical FDG abnormalities. SIGNIFICANCE: Functional thalamic abnormalities, both unilateral and bilateral, are frequently seen in patients with CSWS. FDG-PET is a sensitive and quantifiable modality to detect these changes. Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
OBJECTIVE:Thalamic injury has been implicated in the development of continuous spike-wave during slow-wave sleep (CSWS) in children with epilepsy. We studied thalamic abnormalities in children with CSWS using F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. METHODS: Twenty-three patients (12 male; mean age 9 years) with CSWS and normal thalami on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) underwent FDG-PET. Thalamic glucose metabolism, represented by standardized uptake value normalized to whole brain (nSUV, RT for right thalamus and LT for left thalamus), and its asymmetry--absolute asymmetry index (AAI): ¦(RT-LT)¦*100/[(RT+LT)/2]--was calculated. These values were compared with those from 10 normal healthy controls (five female; mean age 11.1 years). RESULTS: Thalamic glucose metabolism was abnormal in 18 patients (78.3%). Thalamic nSUV was decreased (n = 6) or increased (n = 1) bilaterally in seven children without any asymmetry. Abnormal thalamic symmetry [AAI = 3.7-31.5% (0.8-3.3% in controls)] was seen in 11 children. Of these, six children had a unilateral thalamic metabolic abnormality (increased metabolism, n = 3 and decreased metabolism, n = 3), whereas 5 of 14 children had abnormal asymmetry index with bilaterally normal (n = 4) or increased (n = 1) thalamic metabolism. No clear association of thalamic metabolic abnormalities was seen with the stage of evolution of CSWS (prodromal, acute, or residual) or with the cortical FDG abnormalities. SIGNIFICANCE: Functional thalamic abnormalities, both unilateral and bilateral, are frequently seen in patients with CSWS. FDG-PET is a sensitive and quantifiable modality to detect these changes. Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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