• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2007

The EEG plays an important diagnostic role in epilepsy and provides supporting evidence of a seizure disorder as well as assisting with classification of seizures and epilepsy syndromes. There are a variety of electroclinical syndromes that are really defined by the EEG such as Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, benign rolandic epilepsy, childhood absence epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and also for localization purposes, it is vitally important especially for temporal lobe epilepsy. The sensitivity of first routine EEG in diagnosis of epilepsy has been known about 20-50%, but this proportion rises to 80-90% if sleep EEG and repetitive recording should be added. Convincing evidences suggest that the EEG may also provide useful prognostic information regarding seizure recurrence after a single unprovoked attack and following antiepileptic drug (AED) withdrawal. Moreover, patterns in the EEG make it possible to disclose an ictal feature of nonconvulsive status epilepticus, separate epileptic from other non-epileptic episodes and clarify the clues predictive of the cause of the encephalopathy (i.e., triphasic waves in metabolic encephalopathy). Therefore, regardless of its low sensitivity and other pitfalls, EEG should be considered not only in the situation of new onset episode such as a newly developed, unprovoked seizure or a condition manifesting decreased mentality from obscure origin, but also as a barometer of the long-term outcome following AED withdrawal.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2019

Brain tumors are the second most common type of structural brain lesion that causes chronic epilepsy. Patients with low-grade brain tumors often experience chronic drug-resistant epilepsy starting in childhood, which led to the concept of long-term epilepsy-associated tumors (LEATs). Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor and ganglioglioma are representative LEATs and are characterized by young age of onset, frequent temporal lobe location, benign tumor biology, and chronic epilepsy. Although highly relevant in clinical epileptology, the concept of LEATs has been criticized in the neuro-oncology field. Recent genomic and molecular studies have challenged traditional views on LEATs and low-grade gliomas. Molecular studies have revealed that low-grade gliomas can largely be divided into three groups : LEATs, pediatric-type diffuse low-grade glioma (DLGG; astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma), and adult-type DLGG. There is substantial overlap between conventional LEATs and pediatric-type DLGG in regard to clinical features, histology, and molecular characteristics. LEATs and pediatric-type DLGG are characterized by mutations in BRAF, FGFR1, and MYB/MYBL1, which converge on the RAS-RAF-MAPK pathway. Gene (mutation)-centered classification of epilepsy-associated tumors could provide new insight into these heterogeneous and diverse neoplasms and may lead to novel molecular targeted therapies for epilepsy in the near future.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.12-22
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• 2001

목적: 측두엽 간질환자에서 소뇌와 기저핵의 발작기 뇌혈류 변화에 대한 구체적인 연구는 아직 까지 없었다. 저자들은 SPECT 감영영상을 이용하여 측두엽 간질 발작동안 측두엽과 전두엽의 혈류증가와 관련된 소뇌와 기저핵의 혈류변화에 대하여 연구하였다. 대상 및 방법: 발작간기와 발작기 뇌 SPECT, 비디오-뇌파 감시검사, SPGR MRI, SPECT subtraction with MRI co-registration을 측두엽 간질환자 33명에서 시행하였다. 결과. 29명(87.8%)에서 소뇌의 혈류증가가 관찰되었으며 이중 소뇌 충부의 혈류증가는 26명(78.8%),소뇌 반구의 혈류증가는 25명(75.8%)에서 보였다. 간질병소인 측두엽의 동측 소뇌반구의 혈류 증가가 관찰된 경우는 7명(28.0%), 반대편 소뇌 반구에 혈류증가가 관찰된 경우는 15명(60%), 그리고 양측 소뇌반구에 혈류증가가 관찰된 경우는 3명(12.0%)이었다. 소뇌의 혈류증가는 오직 측두엽에서만 혈류증가가 있었던 측두엽 간질환자(11/18, 61.1%)에서 보다 측두엽 외에 전두엽까지 혈류증가가 동반된 환자(14/15, 93.3%)에서 더 흔하게 관찰되었다. 기저핵의 혈류증가는 측두엽에서만 혈류가 증가한 환자군에서는 18명중 11명(61.1%), 그리고 측두엽과 전두엽 모두 혈류가 증가한 환자군에서는 15명중 11명(73.3%)에서 관찰되었다. 편측의 기저핵 혈류증가를 보이는 17명중에서 기저핵 혈류증가의 반대편 소뇌에 혈류증가가 관찰된 경우는 14명(82.5%)이었고 동측의 소뇌 혈류증가가 관찰된 경우는 2명(11.8%), 그리고 양측 소뇌의 혈류증가가 관찰된 경우가 1명(5.9%) 있었다. 결론: 측두엽 간질 발작 중에 소뇌와 기저핵의 혈류증가는 발작병소의 동측, 반대측, 그리고 양측 모두에서 관찰될 수 있다. 측두엽의 혈류증가와 함께 전두엽과 기저핵의 혈류증가가 동반되면 반대편 소뇌에 더 자주 발생하였으나, 발작 중 일측 측두엽의 뇌혈류증가는 반대측 또는 동측 소뇌의 혈류증가를 동반하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 그러나 측두엽에서 만의 혈류증가는 그 동측 또는 반대측 소뇌 모두에서 혈류증가가 관찰될 수 있다.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.93-96
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• 2011

We present a recordings of 37-year-old woman with simultaneous ictal scalp and subdural electrodes. The ictal rhythm on subdural electrocorticography (ECoG) started earlier (median 24.5 sec) and ended later (median 2.0 sec) compared to ictal rhythm on scalp EEG. Eight ictal ECoG recordings were well localized to left temporal area, whereas ictal scalp EEG recordings were not. Our case shows the obvious timing relations between two recordings, and different electrophysiologic information about localization of ictal onset zone.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.230-235
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• 2010

Objective : The aim of this study is to compare the surgical outcome of the initial and recent surgical cases, during our 15-years experience, in terms of the surgical strategies and the prognostic factors for surgically remediable epilepsy. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed and compared the surgical outcomes between the initial 256 (Group I) and recent 139 (Group II) patients according to the time period of operation for a total of 518 consecutive epilepsy surgeries at our institution since 1992. The patients of the middle intermediate period, which were subjected to changed surgical strategies, were excluded. Results : The surgical outcome data from the initial and recent groups showed a much improved outcome for patients who underwent temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) surgery over time. The number of patients with a good outcome (Engel class I-II) was much increased from 87.7% (178 TLE cases of Group I) to 94.8% (79 TLE cases of Group II) and this was statistically significant (p = 0.0324) on univariate analysis. Other remarkable changes were the decreased performance of intracranial invasive studies from 43.5% in Group I to 30.9% in Group II due to the advanced neuroimaging tools. The strip/grid ratio was reduced from 131/32 in Group I to 17/25 in Group II, because of a markedly reduced mesial TLE surgery and an increased extratemporal epilepsy surgery. Conclusion : Our results show that surgical outcome of epilepsy surgery has improved over time and it has shown to be efficient to control medically intractable epilepsy. Appropriate patient selection, comprehensive preoperative assessments and more extensive resection are associated with good postoperative outcomes.

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 1999년도 제38차 추계학술대회
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• pp.39.2-39.2
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• 1999

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1650-1656
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• 2000

Objective : Little consensus exists concerning which temporal lobe structures need to be resected or how much resection should be done during hippocampal resection. The purpose of this study is to identify whether the extent of hippocampal resection influences seizure after anterior temporal lobectomy. Materials and Methods : The extent of hippocampal resection was assessed in 96 patients who underwent temporal lobectomy for medically intractable complex partial seizures originating from a unilateral seizure focus in the anteromesial temporal lobe. Patients who had structural lesion were excluded from the study. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging in the coronal and saggital planes were used to quantify the extent of the hippocampal and lateral cortical resection. The patients were divided into two groups. Patients who underwent hippocampal resection to the level of the cerebral peduncle were included in the partial resection group, and those who had resection to the level of the colliculus were assigned to total resection group. Seizure outcomes were defined according to the Engel classification and compared between the two groups. Neuropsychologic outcomes in the selected cases were reviewed. Results : The over-all seizure-free outcome(Engel classification 1) was accomplished in 75%(72/96) of the patients (mean duration of follow-up, 36.8 months). The total hippocampectomy group had a statistically superior seizure outcome than the partial hippocampectomy group(87.3% versus 58.5% seizure-free, p-value=0.001). Also, younger patients had a more favorable outcome. Other variables such as laterality, the extent of lateral cortical resection, age at onset and gender were not significant. The pre- and postoperative memory functions were evaluated in 24 patients. A worse postoperative memory outcome was associated with partial hippocampectomy. However this was not acceptable due to a former bias. Conclusion : The result of this study conforms that aggressive hippocampectomy resulted in a better seizure outcome.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2002

목적: 본 연구는 내측 측두엽 간질 환자가 국소 혈류 변화를 보이는 두뇌 영역을 ${H_2}^{15}O-PET$을 이용하여 확인하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 12명의 내측두엽간질 환자(우측 6명, 좌측 6명)와 6명의 정상인에게 '+' 응시 조건과, 위로 향한 화살표에만 단추를 눌러 반응하는 감각-운동 과제를 수행하면서 ${H_2}\;^{15}O-PET$을 실시하였다. 각 스캔의 영상과 SPM99 소프트웨어를 이용하여 화소 분석방법으로 정상인과 환자 집단 사이에 기저 뇌혈류 또는 뇌혈류 증가 정도의 차이를 조사하였다. 결과: 응시기저 조건 중에는 우 내측두엽 간질 환자는 좌우 양반구의 후측 도와 오른쪽 전두말단 부분의 혈류가 감소하였다. 같은 조건에서, 좌 내측두엽 간질 환자에서는 왼쪽 전두말단 영역과 측두엽 영역의 혈류가 정상인들보다 감소되었다. 응시조건과 비교하여 감각-운동 과제 중에 혈류가 증가하는 정도를 정상인과 비교하였을 때 우 내측두엽 간질 환자에게서는 왼쪽의 전두엽과 상측두 영역이, 좌 내측두엽 간질 환자들에게서는 우반구의 여러 영역이 저하되었다. 반면 두 환자 집단 모두 왼쪽의 하 두정엽과 전시상핵/뇌궁 연접 영역의 혈류 증가 정도가 정상인 집단에 비하여 증가되었다. 결론: ${H_2}\;^{15}O-PET$으로 측정된 두뇌 국소 혈류 분포를 SPM99을 이용하여 분석함으로써, 단순한 감각 운동 조건 동안의 두뇌 국소 혈류 증가 양상은 물론이고, 응시점을 주시하는 단순 기저 조건 중 측정된 두뇌의 국소 혈류량의 분포에도 내측 간질 환자 집단과 정상인 집단간에 유의미한 차이가 있음이 발견되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2013

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is one of the most widely used therapeutic agents based on its pharmacological actions, including anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-pyretic, and anti-thrombotic effects. In this study, we investigated the effects of aspirin on seizure susceptibility and hippocampal neuropathology following pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE). SE was induced by pilocarpine hydrochloride (280 mg/kg, i.p.) administration in C57BL/6 mice (aged 8 weeks). Aspirin was administered daily (15 mg/kg or 150 mg/kg, i.p.) for 10 days starting 3 days before SE, continuing until 6 days after SE. After pilocarpine injection, SE onset time and mortality were recorded. Neuronal cell death was examined using cresyl violet and Fluoro-Jade staining, and glial responses were observed 7 days post SE using immunohistochemistry. In the aspirin-treated group, the onset time of SE was significantly shortened and mortality was markedly increased compared to the control group. However, in this study, aspirin treatment did not affect SE-induced neuronal cell death or astroglial and microglial responses in the hippocampus. In conclusion, these results suggest that the safety of aspirin should be reevaluated in some patients, especially with neurological disorders such as temporal lobe epilepsy.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권sup1호
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• pp.129-132
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• 2016

Ictal tachycardia and bradycardia are common arrhythmias; however, ictal sinus pause and asystole are rare. Ictal arrhythmia is mostly reported in adults with temporal lobe epilepsy. Recently, ictal arrhythmia was recognized as a major warning sign of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. We present an interesting case of a child with ictal sinus pause and asystole. A 27-month-old girl was hospitalized due to 5 episodes of convulsions during the past 2 days. Results of routine electroencephalography (EEG) were normal, but she experienced brief generalized tonic seizure for 3 days. During video-monitored EEG and echocardiography (ECG), she showed multiple myoclonic seizures simultaneously or independently, as well as frequent sinus pauses. After treatment with valproic acid, myoclonus and generalized tonic seizures were well controlled and only 2 sinus pauses were seen on 24-hour Holter ECG monitoring. Sinus dysfunction should be recognized on EEG, and it can sometimes be treated successfully with only antiepileptic medication.