The tracer travels to the brain and marks the area where blood flow was
increased during the seizure.
Not exact matches
A SPECT scan measures blood flow, which
increases in the area of the epileptogenic zone
during seizures.
The researchers were even able to identify where in the brain the
seizures started by tracking the waves of
increased blood flow that occur
during such an event, they report today in Science Translational Medicine.
During the last fifteen years, an
increase in the proportion of Irish Wolfhounds with
seizure disorders has been observed.Clinical data and pedigrees from closely related Irish wolfhounds were collected retrospectively and analyzed.
Although I did not take the time study or even casually pay attention whether there was an
increase in accidents or epileptic
seizures during the full moon phase, I can not say that I ever observed a disproportionate incidence of emergencies
during the full moon phase.