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Significance of thalamic hyperperfusion patterns in computed tomography perfusion in patients with nonconvulsive status epilepticus: possible utility in predicting antiseizure medication resistance

  • GyeongMo Sohn (Department of Neurology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2023.08.14
  • Accepted : 2024.03.22
  • Published : 2024.04.30
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Abstract

Background: This study aimed to determine the characteristics of computed tomography perfusion (CTP) patterns and their utility in predicting antiseizure medication (ASM) resistance in patients with nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients diagnosed with NCSE at Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital Epilepsy Center between March 2015 and March 2022. CTP patterns were analyzed for those patients. A hyperperfusion pattern (HPP) in CTP was defined as a region of both increased cerebral blood flow and cerebral blood volume that did not necessarily follow the vascular territories. The primary endpoint was the responses to ASMs according to CTP patterns. Results: Fourteen (74%) of the 19 included patients met the criteria for definite NCSE, with the remaining 26% showing nonepileptiform activities with fluctuating quasirhythmic delta activities at >0.5 Hz on electroencephalogram. Three of the four patients who had HPPs with thalamic involvement were refractory to ASMs, whereas all eight patients who had HPPs without thalamic involvement were responsive to ASMs (p = 0.018). Although HPPs themselves were not associated with ASM responses, HPPs with thalamic involvement were associated with resistance to ASMs. Conclusions: HPP with thalamic involvement in CTP might be associated with ASM resistance. Therefore, CTP may be useful for predicting ASM resistance in NCSE patients.

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This study was supported by Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital (IRB No. 2023-08-009).

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