Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with solitary and sporadic temporal lobe epileptic seizures

Abstract

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 1 H MRS) is an optional diagnostic method for potential epilepsy surgery candidates. The aim of this study was to determine the credibility of 1 H MRS examination in a group of patients suffering from solitary and sporadic epileptic seizures generated in temporal lobe. We recorded a 100% sensitivity of 1 H MRS in a group of ten patients in terms of detection of a pathological process in the temporal lobe.1 H MRS also enabled determination of lateralization of the pathological process in three patients with bilateral epileptiform abnormalities on electroencephalography. Based on these results we suggest new perspectives on 1 H MRS as a part of standard diagnostic algorithm for solitary and sporadic temporal lobe epileptic seizures, particularly in cases with normal electroencephalography and magnetic resonance imaging findings.