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  • Title: Reduced N-acetylaspartate concentration in temporal lobe epilepsy by quantitative 1H MRS in vivo.
    Author: Vainio P, Usenius JP, Vapalahti M, Partanen K, Kälviäinen R, Rinne J, Kauppinen RA.
    Journal: Neuroreport; 1994 Sep 08; 5(14):1733-6. PubMed ID: 7827319.
    Abstract:
    We used proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) to determine concentrations of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine and choline in vivo (63 MHz) and in vitro (400 MHz) in seven patients undergoing surgical treatment of intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Nine healthy volunteers were used as controls for in vivo MRS. NAA concentrations in vivo on the ipsilateral and contralateral sides were 6.5 +/- 1.3 (s.d.) and 7.9 (+/- 2.1) mmol l-1, respectively and 8.6 (+/- 0.8) mmol l-1 in the volunteers. NAA concentration in vitro was 3.2 (+/- 0.9) mumol g-1 wet weight (ww) and the corresponding concentration from the macroscopically intact brain tissue was 4.7 (+/- 1.0) mumol g-1 ww. Thus, in vivo quantitative 1H MRS identified the size of seizure focus in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
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