Using Neuroimaging Techniques to Explore the Diagnosis and Treatment of Epilepsy
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Interests: epilepsy surgery; minimal-invasive surgery; deep brain stimulation; connectivity; epilepsy and film; neuroimaging; cognitive neuroscience; cognitive neuropsychology; neurological diseases; neuroscience; memory; neurophysiology; electrophysiology; film history; film theory
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Neuroimaging is crucial in the evaluation and management of patients with epilepsy. These structural, functional, and metabolic assessments include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetoencephalography (MEG). Elegant structural neuroimaging with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can assist in determining the etiology of focal epilepsy and the anatomical changes associated with seizure activity. The high diagnostic yield of MRI in identifying common pathological findings in individuals with focal seizures, including mesial temporal sclerosis, vascular anomalies, low-grade glial neoplasms, and malformations of cortical development, has been demonstrated. Positron emission tomography (PET) is the most commonly performed interictal functional neuroimaging technique that can reveal focal hypometabolic regions that correspond with seizure onset. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) studies can aid ictal neuroimaging for patients with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy who are being considered for neurosurgical treatment. Combined with ongoing developments in machine learning, these methods enhance our ability to detect subtle epileptogenic lesions and develop reliable prognostics.
In this Special Issue, we aim to showcase advanced research in neuroimaging for the management of epilepsy. We welcome original papers, review articles, case reports and case series, pilot studies, and randomized controlled clinical trials.
Dr. Friedhelm C. Schmitt
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neuroimaging
- epilepsy
- MRI
- PET
- MEG
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