Clinic Letter...
We received the Clinic Letter from Dr. Chugani that better explains in medical terms the results of the FDG PET scan...
"...the results of PET, which shows hypometabolism on the left side, mostly on the left posterior region, suggestive of cortical dysplasia. The PET scan can be repeated later on if necessary including the FMZ PET scan. Because the PET scan shows some focality, should the infantile spasms become intractable and do not respond to any medication surgical resection would be an option in the future."
and the EEG...
"...shows the background is normal for the age. Frequent spike and wave activity is seen in the right temporal region, bitemporal region and also independently generalized irregular spike and wave activity. Two types of seizures were captured during the recording. One is myoclonic jerks, which is characterized by a single body jerk and the EEG shows giant generalized spike and wave activity. The second is head drops in isolation and also in clusters, which is characterized by sudden head drop. The EEG showed diffuse single delta wave activity. Head drops when they came in clusters had three such episodes that lasted up to three minutes and consisted of approximately 20 episodes."
We received the Clinic Letter from Dr. Chugani that better explains in medical terms the results of the FDG PET scan...
"...the results of PET, which shows hypometabolism on the left side, mostly on the left posterior region, suggestive of cortical dysplasia. The PET scan can be repeated later on if necessary including the FMZ PET scan. Because the PET scan shows some focality, should the infantile spasms become intractable and do not respond to any medication surgical resection would be an option in the future."
and the EEG...
"...shows the background is normal for the age. Frequent spike and wave activity is seen in the right temporal region, bitemporal region and also independently generalized irregular spike and wave activity. Two types of seizures were captured during the recording. One is myoclonic jerks, which is characterized by a single body jerk and the EEG shows giant generalized spike and wave activity. The second is head drops in isolation and also in clusters, which is characterized by sudden head drop. The EEG showed diffuse single delta wave activity. Head drops when they came in clusters had three such episodes that lasted up to three minutes and consisted of approximately 20 episodes."
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