Focal and Generalized Patterns of Cerebral Cortical Veins Due to Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus or Prolonged Seizure Episode after Convulsive Status Epilepticus - A MRI Study Using Susceptibility Weighted Imaging.

Verma, Rajeev Kumar; Abela, Eugenio; Schindler, Kaspar Anton; Krestel, Heinz Eric; Springer, Elisabeth; Huber, Adrian Thomas; Weisstanner, Christian; Hauf, Martinus; Gralla, Jan; Wiest, Roland (2016). Focal and Generalized Patterns of Cerebral Cortical Veins Due to Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus or Prolonged Seizure Episode after Convulsive Status Epilepticus - A MRI Study Using Susceptibility Weighted Imaging. PLoS ONE, 11(8), e0160495. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0160495

[img]
Preview
Text
focal and generalized.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons: Attribution (CC-BY).

Download (2MB) | Preview

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to investigate variant patterns of cortical venous oxygenation during status epilepticus (SE) using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI).

METHODS

We analyzed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 26 patients with clinically witnessed prolonged seizures and/or EEG-confirmed SE. All MRI exams encompassed SWI, dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion MRI (MRI-DSC) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). We aimed to identify distinct patterns of SWI signal alterations that revealed regional or global increases of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and DWI restrictions. We hypothesized that SWI-related oxygenation patterns reflect ictal or postictal patterns that resemble SE or sequelae of seizures.

RESULTS

Sixteen patients were examined during nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) as confirmed by EEG, a further ten patients suffered from witnessed and prolonged seizure episode ahead of imaging without initial EEG. MRI patterns of 15 of the 26 patients revealed generalized hyperoxygenation by SWI in keeping with either global or multifocal cortical hyperperfusion. Eight patients revealed a focal hyperoxygenation pattern related to focal CBF increase and three patients showed a focal deoxygenation pattern related to focal CBF decrease.

CONCLUSIONS

SWI-related hyper- and deoxygenation patterns resemble ictal and postictal CBF changes within a range from globally increased to focally decreased perfusion. In all 26 patients the SWI patterns were in keeping with ictal hyperperfusion (hyperoxygenation patterns) or postictal hypoperfusion (deoxygenation patterns) respectively. A new finding of this study is that cortical venous patterns in SWI can be not only focally, but globally attenuated. SWI may thus be considered as an alternative contrast-free MR sequence to identify perfusion changes related to ictal or postictal conditions.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology

UniBE Contributor:

Verma, Rajeev Kumar, Abela, Eugenio, Schindler, Kaspar Anton, Krestel, Heinz Eric, Springer, Elisabeth, Huber, Adrian Thomas, Hauf, Martinus, Gralla, Jan, Wiest, Roland Gerhard Rudi

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1932-6203

Publisher:

Public Library of Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Stefanie Hetzenecker

Date Deposited:

15 Aug 2016 13:13

Last Modified:

10 May 2024 19:53

Publisher DOI:

10.1371/journal.pone.0160495

PubMed ID:

27486662

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.85904

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/85904

Actions (login required)

Edit item Edit item
Provide Feedback