Localization of the epileptogenic tuber with electric source imaging in patients with tuberous sclerosis

PURPOSE Patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often suffer from medically refractory epilepsy. Despite the multifocality of the disease, resection of the most epileptogenic tuber can lead to major improvement of seizure control. Therefore, non-invasive imaging methods are needed for detecting epileptogenic sources. We assessed the utility of electric source imaging (ESI) in the presurgical work-up of TSC patients and its combination with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and ictal/interictal Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SISCOM). METHODS Thirteen patients underwent high density ESI (8/13) and/or low density ESI (13/13). We investigated the concordance between ESI, PET, SISCOM and the resection area in the 11 operated patients (nine seizure-free). RESULTS High resolution ESI was partially or completely concordant with the resected area in 5/5 seizure free patients. Low resolution ESI was partially or completely concordant in 7/9 seizure free patients. PET and SPECT were concordant (partially or completely) in 8/9 and 6/9 cases, respectively. We found multifocal ESI sources in 2/9 seizure free patients, marked multifocal PET hypometabolism in 3/9 and multifocal SISCOM in 4/9. The region of concordant ESI and PET accurately predicted the dominant epileptogenic source in 6/9 patients. The same was true for concordant ESI and SISCOM in 4/9 patients, whereas the coregistration of only PET and SISCOM was insufficient in 3/9 successfully operated cases. The combination of all three imaging modalities could successfully identify the resection area in all but one patient with a favorable post-operation outcome. CONCLUSION ESI is an important tool for the pre-surgical evaluation of TSC patients. It complements PET and SPECT results and can improve the management of candidates for surgery when integrated with electro-clinical information.

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