Metabolic profiles and correlation with surgical outcomes in mesial versus neocortical temporal lobe epilepsy.

Aims: Differentiating mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and neocortical temporal lobe epilepsy (NTLE) remains challenging. Our study characterized the metabolic profiles between MTLE and NTLE and their correlation with surgical prognosis using F-FDG-PET.

Methods: A total of 137 patients with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and 40 age-matched healthy controls were recruited.