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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 27.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsia. 2011 May 13;52(9):1692–1698. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03103.x

Table 2.

Histopathology, AMT PET findings and surgical outcome

Histopathology No. of Children Mean Age (years) AMT PET Scan AI Surgical Outcome*
mMCD + SEH 3+1 7.4 Normal II-1, III-2+1
CD Type IA 2 Normal I-1, III-1
CD Type IIA 2 Normal II-1, IV-1
CD Type IIB 5 9.2 Abnormal 10.1 ± 3.6 I-5
Polymicrogyria & Heterotopia 3 7.9 Abnormal 12.3 ± 9.9 I-2, IV-1
Normal with some gliosis 7 4.1 Abnormal 15.5 ± 8.3 III-4, IV-3
7 5.9 Normal I-5, II-2

AMT: 11C-alpha-methyl-L-tryptophan; AI: asymmetry index in AMT PET scan;

*

Engel’s Classification; mMCD: mild malformation of cortical development; SHE: subependymal heterotopias; CD: Cortical Dysplasia (Cortical dysplasia was classified according to Palmini’s classification)