[18F]FDG‐PET and Whole‐Scalp MEG Localization of Epileptogenic Cortex

Summary: Purpose: To evaluate combined [18F]fluorodeoxy‐glucose (18F‐FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and 122‐channel whole‐scalp magnetoencephalography (MEG) in lateralizing the epileptogenic cortex in patients whose routine presurgical evaluations gave discordant results about the location of the epileptic focus.

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