Table 1:

Correlations between PET hypometabolism and seizure outcomea

HypometabolismPatients with Persistent or Recurrent SeizuresPatients Free of Seizures
1st PETNormal49
37
2nd PETNormal52
214
  • a Positive predictive value of second PET was 71%; negative predictive value of second PET, 88%; P = .01.