18F-FDG-PET hypometabolism as a predictor of favourable outcome in epilepsy surgery: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction A substantial proportion of patients who undergo surgery for drug resistant focal epilepsy do not become seizure free. While some factors, such as the detection of hippocampal sclerosis or a resectable lesion on MRI and electroencephalogram-MRI concordance, can predict favourable outcom...

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Main Authors: Lucy Vivash, Patrick Kwan, Terence J O'Brien, Ana Antonic-Baker, John-Paul Nicolo, Benjamin Sinclair, Andrew Neal, Meng Law, Merran R Courtney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-10-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/10/e065440.full