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Papers by Franck Semah

Neurological Disease and Therapy, 2005

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American Journal of Neuroradiology

We report a patient with medically refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy treated by gamma knif... more We report a patient with medically refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy treated by gamma knife radiosurgery. In lieu of a microsurgical procedure, an entorhinoamygdalohippocampectomy was performed with a gamma knife and low marginal doses (25 Gy). The clinical and imaging studies, including CT, MR imaging, 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), and long-term follow-up MR examinations, are reported. The patient has been seizure-free since the day of treatment, with no clinical complications. MR studies accurately depicted the effect on the target structures and the transient secondary changes around them. FDG-PET scans showed decreased metabolism after gamma knife surgery throughout the anteromesial part of the epileptogenic temporal lobe. This metabolic decrease was reversible in the lateral temporal cortex. Our case suggests that gamma knife surgery is a promising tool for use as a minimally invasive approach to the treatment of epilepsy.

Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 2015

Brain metabolic profiles of patients with Parkinson&a... more Brain metabolic profiles of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and cognitive impairment or dementia are now available. It would be useful if data on brain metabolism were also predictive of the risk of a pejorative cognitiveevolution - especially in the multidisciplinary management of advanced PD patients. The primary objective was to determine whether a specific brain metabolic pattern is associated with cognitive decline in PD. Sixteen advanced PD patients were screened for the absence of cognitive impairment (according to the Mattis dementia rating scale, MDRS) and underwent [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography brain imaging in the "off drug" state. The MDRS was scored again about two years later, categorizing patients as having significant cognitive decline (decliners) or not (stables). The two groups were then compared in terms of their brain metabolism at inclusion. There were six decliners and ten stables. Significant hypometabolism in the two precunei (Brodmann area (BA) 31), the left middle temporal gyrus (BA21) and the left fusiform gyrus (BA37) was found in the decliner group compared withthe stables. In advanced PD, a particular metabolic pattern may be associated with the onset of significant cognitive decline.

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La Revue de Médecine Interne

Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are a heterogenous se... more Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are a heterogenous set of clinical manifestations grouped under the term of "neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus". The classification of these manifestations published in 1999 has harmonized the definitions cases used in the studies but did not help the clinician to positively identify a specific manifestation of lupus or a neurological or psychiatric event occurred independently of the disease. Published cases series help us to identify neurological or psychiatric manifestations of lupus but modern diagnosis tools contribution have to be evaluated in order to optimize diagnosis management of such manifestations and to distinguish specific events related to lupus and independent manifestations. In this second part of our literature review about neuropsychiatric lupus, we propose to identify arguments, which could be in favor of lupus responsibility in front of a neurological or psychiatri...

Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging, Jan 29, 2015

Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) is frequently associated with atypical clinical presen... more Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) is frequently associated with atypical clinical presentations and its early detection remains a challenging issue. In this study, we used arterial spin labeling (ASL), a noninvasive perfusion MRI sequence, and [(18) F]-FDG-PET to detect the perfusion and metabolic features in patients with EOAD. All patients were investigated in the French reference center for young-onset dementia and were assessed by MRI, including a pseudo-continuous ASL (pCASL) sequence, and [(18) F]-FDG-PET. Quantitative analyses and intermodality comparison with correlation analysis were made after data processing including correction of partial volume effects, cortical projection, and specific intensity normalization. We prospectively included 37 patients with EOAD with a mean age of 58.3 years. The areas of most severe hypoperfusion detected with ASL were located in the parietal lobes, the precuneus, the right posterior cingulate cortex, and the frontal lobes (P <...

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La Revue de médecine interne / fondée ... par la Société nationale francaise de médecine interne, 2012

Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are a heterogeneous s... more Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are a heterogeneous set of clinical manifestations grouped under the term of "neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus". The classification of these manifestations published in 1999 has harmonized the definitions cases used in the studies but did not help the clinician to positively identify a specific manifestation of lupus or a neurological or psychiatric event occurred independently of the disease. Published cases series help us to identify neurological or psychiatric manifestations of lupus but modern diagnosis tools contribution have to be evaluated in order to optimize diagnosis management of such manifestations and to distinguish specific events related to lupus and independent manifestations. In this second part of our literature review about neuropsychiatric lupus, we propose to identify arguments, which could be in favor of lupus responsibility in front of a neurological or psychiatr...

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Psychologie & neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement, 2009

Alzheimer's disease is nowadays the leading cause of dementia. It affects more than a third o... more Alzheimer's disease is nowadays the leading cause of dementia. It affects more than a third of people over 85 years old. The gold standard diagnostic proof is currently based upon pathology examination. It seems rather crucial to find methodologies that make an early and accurate in vivo diagnosis so as to offer the patient the most suitable treatment. We hereby go over several available neuro-imaging techniques used in nuclear medicine that increase the diagnostic accuracy of Alzheimer's disease.

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Revue neurologique, 2007

The use of generic substitution for antiepileptic drugs is more and more frequent but remains con... more The use of generic substitution for antiepileptic drugs is more and more frequent but remains controversial. This survey aimed to assess physicians' feelings towards effectiveness, tolerability and clinical impact of generic substitution of antiepileptic drugs on their patients. A questionnaire was sent to all French private neurologists and hospital specialists in epilepsy. Their responses were recorded from December 2005 to March 2006. A total of 312 neurologists responded. A few prescribed generic antiepileptic drugs; but a few as well indicated not to switch their prescription. Most of them felt discomfort by generic substitution. One third reported breakthrough seizures or new adverse events after generic substitution and 70p.cent extra phone consultation. Neurologists' reluctance with prescribing generic AEDs may be explained by several different facts: no controlled study about the safety and efficacy of generic AEDs as compared with brand name drugs, substitutions by...

Thérapie

As the failure of several recent Phase III drug development programmes bears witness, the clinica... more As the failure of several recent Phase III drug development programmes bears witness, the clinical development of "disease-modifying" drugs in Alzheimer's disease has been confronted with challenging methodological difficulties. Taking into account the financial stakes involved taking drug candidates to the Phase III stage of development, and the risk of investing time and resources fruitlessly in the evaluation of poor candidate drugs, the crucial decision remains whether to proceed from Phase II to Phase III (Go/Nogo). The aim of Phase II studies is to select a molecule likely to be effective in Phase III, but also to eliminate candidate-drugs with an inadequate effect. No consensus currently exists on the best possible design of Phase II studies to inform the Go/Nogo decision optimally. The challenges in choosing the best study design relate to the target population, the end-point criteria used, in particular the use of biomarkers, the experimental protocol, and the...

Handbook of clinical neurology, 2012

ABSTRACT Several positron emission tomography (PET) tracers, particularly [(18)F]fluorodeoxygluco... more ABSTRACT Several positron emission tomography (PET) tracers, particularly [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([(18)F]FDG), have been shown to identify temporal lobe epileptic foci reliably and help predict outcome from temporal lobectomy. In extratemporal and neocortical epilepsy, [(18)F]FDG-PET is less sensitive, but may still be helpful for presurgical evaluation. Some patients with secondary generalized epilepsies, particularly children with infantile spasms, may have epileptogenic zones revealed on [(18)F]FDG-PET. Other tracers have more limited roles. [(11)C]flumazenil may delineate epileptogenic zones more closely than [(18)F]FDG, particularly in neocortical epilepsies. [(11)C]α-methyl-l-tryptophan may be valuable in evaluating tuberous sclerosis. PET studies in epilepsy always need to be evaluated in the context of other clinical, imaging, and electrographic data, and should not be used for diagnosis or classification. Other tracers such as 5HT(1A) receptor ligands, have an important research role.

Revue Neurologique, 2007

Introduction. L'utilisation des médicaments génériques en épileptologie connaît un véritable esso... more Introduction. L'utilisation des médicaments génériques en épileptologie connaît un véritable essor mais reste controversée. Objectifs et méthode. Le but de cette enquête fut de connaître l'avis des neurologues libéraux et des épileptologues hospitaliers français concernant l'utilisation des médicaments génériques dans l'épilepsie en terme de tolérance, d'efficacité et d'impact clinique éventuel. Un questionnaire simple leur fut adressé et toutes les réponses collectées de décembre 2005 à mars 2006. Résultats. 312 neurologues ont répondu au questionnaire. Peu ont prescrit des médicaments génériques mais peu ont mentionné que leur prescription soit non substituable. En majorité gênés par une prescription substituée sans leur accord par le pharmacien, un tiers a rapporté des récidives de crises ou des effets secondaires nouveaux après substitution et 70 p. 100 des appels téléphoniques supplémentaires de leurs patients. Discussion. La réticence des prescripteurs face aux médicaments génériques antiépileptiques a des causes multiples : absence d'étude contrôlée comparant médicament générique et produit princeps, substitutions faites à leur insu au gré des marchés, absence d'information suffisante des laboratoires « génériqueurs », dimension symbolique du traitement de la maladie chronique et, surtout, crainte d'une récidive de crises potentiellement graves chez un épileptique contrôlé. Conclusion. Une évaluation rigoureuse des conséquences de la substitution dans l'épilepsie doit être menée.

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Medecine Nucleaire, 2011

Reçu le 23 juin 2010 ; accepté le 23 décembre 2010 Disponible sur Internet le 18 février 2011 Rés... more Reçu le 23 juin 2010 ; accepté le 23 décembre 2010 Disponible sur Internet le 18 février 2011 Résumé Introduction. -Chez le sujet jeune, le diagnostic clinique in vivo de maladie d'Alzheimer (MA) et de démence frontotemporale (DFT) peut s'avérer difficile. La référence standard est, à ce jour, basée sur l'analyse anatomopathologique post-mortem. Il est ainsi crucial de disposer de techniques fiables permettant de réaliser le diagnostic différentiel entre ces deux pathologies. Patients et méthode. -Vingt-quatre patients, pour lesquels était porté le diagnostic de MA (n = 16) et de DFT (n = 8), ont subi un examen cérébral TEP au [ 18 F] FDG. Quatre médecins nucléaires avec un degré d'expertise variable en neuro-imagerie ont interprété chaque examen en utilisant trois méthodes différentes : analyse visuelle ; analyse automatisée par le logiciel BRASS 1 de la société Hermès 1 ; analyse automatisée par le logiciel Cortex ID 1 de la société General Electric 1 . L'interprétation consistait à évaluer le métabolisme cérébral global, puis le métabolisme cérébral dans cinq régions par hémisphère. Enfin, un diagnostic de MA ou de DFT était porté, ainsi qu'un degré de confiance pour ce diagnostic. Les diagnostics portés par les différentes analyses ont été comparés avec le diagnostic clinique. Un degré d'accord interobservateur et des statistiques kappa ont été successivement calculés. Résultats. -Un gain en précision diagnostique a été constaté chez un médecin non expert. Les résultats ont montré un gain de confiance diagnostique plus marqué avec le logiciel Cortex ID 1 ainsi qu'un gain de concordance diagnostique interobservateur avec le logiciel BRASS 1 . Conclusion. -L'utilisation des logiciels semble être corrélée avec le diagnostic de probabilité clinique et pourrait permettre d'homogénéiser l'interprétation de la distribution cérébrale du [ 18 F] FDG dans les maladies neurodégénératives. # 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.

Revue Neurologique, 2009

introduction : Le profil combiné du peptide béta amyloïde, des protéines tau et phospho tau dans ... more introduction : Le profil combiné du peptide béta amyloïde, des protéines tau et phospho tau dans le LCS fait actuellement partie des critères révisés de maladie d'Alzheimer (Dubois, 2007). Quel est l'apport de ce dosage en pratique clinique courante chez des patients en situation d'incertitude diagnostique ? Objectif : Evaluer à 2 ans l'apport au diagnostic du dosage des biomarqueurs du LCS chez des patients présentant une démence atypique et des patients présentant un MCI dans une consultation mémoire. Matériel/Méthode Les patients ont bénéficié à l'inclusion, d'un bilan neuropsychologique standardisé, d'une IRM, d'une scintigraphie cérébrale. Ils ont ensuite été suivis de manière prospective avec à 2 ans une évaluation neuropsychologique et une imagerie morphologique et fonctionnelle de contrôle. A cette date le diagnostic a été réévalué. Les performances diagnostiques du bilan d'inclusion et du dosage des biomarqueurs ont été établies par rapport au gold standard que constitue le diagnostic à 2 ans. Résultats 72 patients présentant une démence atypique et 19 patients présentant un MCI ont été inclus de manière prospective. Dans le groupe " démence atypique ", les performances diagnostiques de la clinique et de l'imagerie se sont avérées médiocres pour affirmer un diagnostic ( SE =43%, SP=27,5%, VPP=19,4%, VPN=40,7%). Par comparaison, les performances du dosage des biomarqueurs se sont avérées excellentes (SE=92%, SP=92,5%, VPP=88,5%, VPN=94,9%). Pour le groupe MCI, on observe une concordance parfaite entre le diagnostic posé à l'aide du dosage des biomarqueurs du LCS et le diagnostic à 2 ans (les biomarqueurs prédisent à 100% le diagnostic de MA (ou M%A prodromale) versus une pathologie non MA. Discussion : L'apport diagnostic du dosage des biomarqueurs apparaît donc nettement plus important que les tests cognitifs, l'IRM et la scintigraphie. Cela s'explique possiblement en partie par les difficultés d'interprétation de l'atrophie temporale sans logiciel spécifique et l'interprétation examinateur dépendant de la scintigraphie. Conclusion : Le dosage des biomarqueurs apparaît donc comme un outil très intéressant en consultation mémoire puisqu'il permet d'orienter le diagnostic avec une très bonne sensibilité et spécificité Ce faisant, il favorise une prise en charge thérapeutique optimisée, à fortiori dans une perspective d'essai thérapeutique.

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Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2014

[(123)I]-Ioflupane single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is widely used to evaluate ... more [(123)I]-Ioflupane single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is widely used to evaluate the impairment of the nigrostriatal pathway in patients with parkinsonism. We describe a patient with visually undetectable specific striatal [123I]-ioflupane binding in the striatum. Of the 950 [123I]-ioflupane SPECT scans of patients acquired in our department, only one did not show any visually detectable striatal binding. To investigate this issue, we described multimodality imaging in this patient, including a second [123I]-ioflupane SPECT with a higher dose of [123I]-ioflupane, a [18F]-fluoro-l-dopa positron emission tomography (PET), a new MRI and an FDG-PET. Clinical and imaging data (FDG-PET and MRI) led to a diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Visual analysis of the second [(123)I]-ioflupane SPECT performed with a higher dose of [(123)I]-ioflupane confirmed nearly undetectable specific striatal binding of the tracer. The [(18)F]-fluoro-l-dopa-PET striatal binding was decreased. After ruling out all technical issues, an undetectable specific [(123)I]-ioflupane striatal binding in a patient with parkinsonism can be a sign of severe DaT loss as we have observed in a case of probable PSP even with moderate motor signs.

Neurological Disease and Therapy, 2005

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American Journal of Neuroradiology

We report a patient with medically refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy treated by gamma knif... more We report a patient with medically refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy treated by gamma knife radiosurgery. In lieu of a microsurgical procedure, an entorhinoamygdalohippocampectomy was performed with a gamma knife and low marginal doses (25 Gy). The clinical and imaging studies, including CT, MR imaging, 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), and long-term follow-up MR examinations, are reported. The patient has been seizure-free since the day of treatment, with no clinical complications. MR studies accurately depicted the effect on the target structures and the transient secondary changes around them. FDG-PET scans showed decreased metabolism after gamma knife surgery throughout the anteromesial part of the epileptogenic temporal lobe. This metabolic decrease was reversible in the lateral temporal cortex. Our case suggests that gamma knife surgery is a promising tool for use as a minimally invasive approach to the treatment of epilepsy.

Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 2015

Brain metabolic profiles of patients with Parkinson&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;a... more Brain metabolic profiles of patients with Parkinson&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s disease (PD) and cognitive impairment or dementia are now available. It would be useful if data on brain metabolism were also predictive of the risk of a pejorative cognitiveevolution - especially in the multidisciplinary management of advanced PD patients. The primary objective was to determine whether a specific brain metabolic pattern is associated with cognitive decline in PD. Sixteen advanced PD patients were screened for the absence of cognitive impairment (according to the Mattis dementia rating scale, MDRS) and underwent [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography brain imaging in the &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;off drug&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; state. The MDRS was scored again about two years later, categorizing patients as having significant cognitive decline (decliners) or not (stables). The two groups were then compared in terms of their brain metabolism at inclusion. There were six decliners and ten stables. Significant hypometabolism in the two precunei (Brodmann area (BA) 31), the left middle temporal gyrus (BA21) and the left fusiform gyrus (BA37) was found in the decliner group compared withthe stables. In advanced PD, a particular metabolic pattern may be associated with the onset of significant cognitive decline.

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La Revue de Médecine Interne

Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are a heterogenous se... more Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are a heterogenous set of clinical manifestations grouped under the term of "neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus". The classification of these manifestations published in 1999 has harmonized the definitions cases used in the studies but did not help the clinician to positively identify a specific manifestation of lupus or a neurological or psychiatric event occurred independently of the disease. Published cases series help us to identify neurological or psychiatric manifestations of lupus but modern diagnosis tools contribution have to be evaluated in order to optimize diagnosis management of such manifestations and to distinguish specific events related to lupus and independent manifestations. In this second part of our literature review about neuropsychiatric lupus, we propose to identify arguments, which could be in favor of lupus responsibility in front of a neurological or psychiatri...

Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging, Jan 29, 2015

Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) is frequently associated with atypical clinical presen... more Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) is frequently associated with atypical clinical presentations and its early detection remains a challenging issue. In this study, we used arterial spin labeling (ASL), a noninvasive perfusion MRI sequence, and [(18) F]-FDG-PET to detect the perfusion and metabolic features in patients with EOAD. All patients were investigated in the French reference center for young-onset dementia and were assessed by MRI, including a pseudo-continuous ASL (pCASL) sequence, and [(18) F]-FDG-PET. Quantitative analyses and intermodality comparison with correlation analysis were made after data processing including correction of partial volume effects, cortical projection, and specific intensity normalization. We prospectively included 37 patients with EOAD with a mean age of 58.3 years. The areas of most severe hypoperfusion detected with ASL were located in the parietal lobes, the precuneus, the right posterior cingulate cortex, and the frontal lobes (P <...

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La Revue de médecine interne / fondée ... par la Société nationale francaise de médecine interne, 2012

Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are a heterogeneous s... more Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are a heterogeneous set of clinical manifestations grouped under the term of "neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus". The classification of these manifestations published in 1999 has harmonized the definitions cases used in the studies but did not help the clinician to positively identify a specific manifestation of lupus or a neurological or psychiatric event occurred independently of the disease. Published cases series help us to identify neurological or psychiatric manifestations of lupus but modern diagnosis tools contribution have to be evaluated in order to optimize diagnosis management of such manifestations and to distinguish specific events related to lupus and independent manifestations. In this second part of our literature review about neuropsychiatric lupus, we propose to identify arguments, which could be in favor of lupus responsibility in front of a neurological or psychiatr...

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Psychologie & neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement, 2009

Alzheimer's disease is nowadays the leading cause of dementia. It affects more than a third o... more Alzheimer's disease is nowadays the leading cause of dementia. It affects more than a third of people over 85 years old. The gold standard diagnostic proof is currently based upon pathology examination. It seems rather crucial to find methodologies that make an early and accurate in vivo diagnosis so as to offer the patient the most suitable treatment. We hereby go over several available neuro-imaging techniques used in nuclear medicine that increase the diagnostic accuracy of Alzheimer's disease.

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Revue neurologique, 2007

The use of generic substitution for antiepileptic drugs is more and more frequent but remains con... more The use of generic substitution for antiepileptic drugs is more and more frequent but remains controversial. This survey aimed to assess physicians' feelings towards effectiveness, tolerability and clinical impact of generic substitution of antiepileptic drugs on their patients. A questionnaire was sent to all French private neurologists and hospital specialists in epilepsy. Their responses were recorded from December 2005 to March 2006. A total of 312 neurologists responded. A few prescribed generic antiepileptic drugs; but a few as well indicated not to switch their prescription. Most of them felt discomfort by generic substitution. One third reported breakthrough seizures or new adverse events after generic substitution and 70p.cent extra phone consultation. Neurologists' reluctance with prescribing generic AEDs may be explained by several different facts: no controlled study about the safety and efficacy of generic AEDs as compared with brand name drugs, substitutions by...

Thérapie

As the failure of several recent Phase III drug development programmes bears witness, the clinica... more As the failure of several recent Phase III drug development programmes bears witness, the clinical development of "disease-modifying" drugs in Alzheimer's disease has been confronted with challenging methodological difficulties. Taking into account the financial stakes involved taking drug candidates to the Phase III stage of development, and the risk of investing time and resources fruitlessly in the evaluation of poor candidate drugs, the crucial decision remains whether to proceed from Phase II to Phase III (Go/Nogo). The aim of Phase II studies is to select a molecule likely to be effective in Phase III, but also to eliminate candidate-drugs with an inadequate effect. No consensus currently exists on the best possible design of Phase II studies to inform the Go/Nogo decision optimally. The challenges in choosing the best study design relate to the target population, the end-point criteria used, in particular the use of biomarkers, the experimental protocol, and the...

Handbook of clinical neurology, 2012

ABSTRACT Several positron emission tomography (PET) tracers, particularly [(18)F]fluorodeoxygluco... more ABSTRACT Several positron emission tomography (PET) tracers, particularly [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([(18)F]FDG), have been shown to identify temporal lobe epileptic foci reliably and help predict outcome from temporal lobectomy. In extratemporal and neocortical epilepsy, [(18)F]FDG-PET is less sensitive, but may still be helpful for presurgical evaluation. Some patients with secondary generalized epilepsies, particularly children with infantile spasms, may have epileptogenic zones revealed on [(18)F]FDG-PET. Other tracers have more limited roles. [(11)C]flumazenil may delineate epileptogenic zones more closely than [(18)F]FDG, particularly in neocortical epilepsies. [(11)C]α-methyl-l-tryptophan may be valuable in evaluating tuberous sclerosis. PET studies in epilepsy always need to be evaluated in the context of other clinical, imaging, and electrographic data, and should not be used for diagnosis or classification. Other tracers such as 5HT(1A) receptor ligands, have an important research role.

Revue Neurologique, 2007

Introduction. L'utilisation des médicaments génériques en épileptologie connaît un véritable esso... more Introduction. L'utilisation des médicaments génériques en épileptologie connaît un véritable essor mais reste controversée. Objectifs et méthode. Le but de cette enquête fut de connaître l'avis des neurologues libéraux et des épileptologues hospitaliers français concernant l'utilisation des médicaments génériques dans l'épilepsie en terme de tolérance, d'efficacité et d'impact clinique éventuel. Un questionnaire simple leur fut adressé et toutes les réponses collectées de décembre 2005 à mars 2006. Résultats. 312 neurologues ont répondu au questionnaire. Peu ont prescrit des médicaments génériques mais peu ont mentionné que leur prescription soit non substituable. En majorité gênés par une prescription substituée sans leur accord par le pharmacien, un tiers a rapporté des récidives de crises ou des effets secondaires nouveaux après substitution et 70 p. 100 des appels téléphoniques supplémentaires de leurs patients. Discussion. La réticence des prescripteurs face aux médicaments génériques antiépileptiques a des causes multiples : absence d'étude contrôlée comparant médicament générique et produit princeps, substitutions faites à leur insu au gré des marchés, absence d'information suffisante des laboratoires « génériqueurs », dimension symbolique du traitement de la maladie chronique et, surtout, crainte d'une récidive de crises potentiellement graves chez un épileptique contrôlé. Conclusion. Une évaluation rigoureuse des conséquences de la substitution dans l'épilepsie doit être menée.

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Medecine Nucleaire, 2011

Reçu le 23 juin 2010 ; accepté le 23 décembre 2010 Disponible sur Internet le 18 février 2011 Rés... more Reçu le 23 juin 2010 ; accepté le 23 décembre 2010 Disponible sur Internet le 18 février 2011 Résumé Introduction. -Chez le sujet jeune, le diagnostic clinique in vivo de maladie d'Alzheimer (MA) et de démence frontotemporale (DFT) peut s'avérer difficile. La référence standard est, à ce jour, basée sur l'analyse anatomopathologique post-mortem. Il est ainsi crucial de disposer de techniques fiables permettant de réaliser le diagnostic différentiel entre ces deux pathologies. Patients et méthode. -Vingt-quatre patients, pour lesquels était porté le diagnostic de MA (n = 16) et de DFT (n = 8), ont subi un examen cérébral TEP au [ 18 F] FDG. Quatre médecins nucléaires avec un degré d'expertise variable en neuro-imagerie ont interprété chaque examen en utilisant trois méthodes différentes : analyse visuelle ; analyse automatisée par le logiciel BRASS 1 de la société Hermès 1 ; analyse automatisée par le logiciel Cortex ID 1 de la société General Electric 1 . L'interprétation consistait à évaluer le métabolisme cérébral global, puis le métabolisme cérébral dans cinq régions par hémisphère. Enfin, un diagnostic de MA ou de DFT était porté, ainsi qu'un degré de confiance pour ce diagnostic. Les diagnostics portés par les différentes analyses ont été comparés avec le diagnostic clinique. Un degré d'accord interobservateur et des statistiques kappa ont été successivement calculés. Résultats. -Un gain en précision diagnostique a été constaté chez un médecin non expert. Les résultats ont montré un gain de confiance diagnostique plus marqué avec le logiciel Cortex ID 1 ainsi qu'un gain de concordance diagnostique interobservateur avec le logiciel BRASS 1 . Conclusion. -L'utilisation des logiciels semble être corrélée avec le diagnostic de probabilité clinique et pourrait permettre d'homogénéiser l'interprétation de la distribution cérébrale du [ 18 F] FDG dans les maladies neurodégénératives. # 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.

Revue Neurologique, 2009

introduction : Le profil combiné du peptide béta amyloïde, des protéines tau et phospho tau dans ... more introduction : Le profil combiné du peptide béta amyloïde, des protéines tau et phospho tau dans le LCS fait actuellement partie des critères révisés de maladie d'Alzheimer (Dubois, 2007). Quel est l'apport de ce dosage en pratique clinique courante chez des patients en situation d'incertitude diagnostique ? Objectif : Evaluer à 2 ans l'apport au diagnostic du dosage des biomarqueurs du LCS chez des patients présentant une démence atypique et des patients présentant un MCI dans une consultation mémoire. Matériel/Méthode Les patients ont bénéficié à l'inclusion, d'un bilan neuropsychologique standardisé, d'une IRM, d'une scintigraphie cérébrale. Ils ont ensuite été suivis de manière prospective avec à 2 ans une évaluation neuropsychologique et une imagerie morphologique et fonctionnelle de contrôle. A cette date le diagnostic a été réévalué. Les performances diagnostiques du bilan d'inclusion et du dosage des biomarqueurs ont été établies par rapport au gold standard que constitue le diagnostic à 2 ans. Résultats 72 patients présentant une démence atypique et 19 patients présentant un MCI ont été inclus de manière prospective. Dans le groupe " démence atypique ", les performances diagnostiques de la clinique et de l'imagerie se sont avérées médiocres pour affirmer un diagnostic ( SE =43%, SP=27,5%, VPP=19,4%, VPN=40,7%). Par comparaison, les performances du dosage des biomarqueurs se sont avérées excellentes (SE=92%, SP=92,5%, VPP=88,5%, VPN=94,9%). Pour le groupe MCI, on observe une concordance parfaite entre le diagnostic posé à l'aide du dosage des biomarqueurs du LCS et le diagnostic à 2 ans (les biomarqueurs prédisent à 100% le diagnostic de MA (ou M%A prodromale) versus une pathologie non MA. Discussion : L'apport diagnostic du dosage des biomarqueurs apparaît donc nettement plus important que les tests cognitifs, l'IRM et la scintigraphie. Cela s'explique possiblement en partie par les difficultés d'interprétation de l'atrophie temporale sans logiciel spécifique et l'interprétation examinateur dépendant de la scintigraphie. Conclusion : Le dosage des biomarqueurs apparaît donc comme un outil très intéressant en consultation mémoire puisqu'il permet d'orienter le diagnostic avec une très bonne sensibilité et spécificité Ce faisant, il favorise une prise en charge thérapeutique optimisée, à fortiori dans une perspective d'essai thérapeutique.

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Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2014

[(123)I]-Ioflupane single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is widely used to evaluate ... more [(123)I]-Ioflupane single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is widely used to evaluate the impairment of the nigrostriatal pathway in patients with parkinsonism. We describe a patient with visually undetectable specific striatal [123I]-ioflupane binding in the striatum. Of the 950 [123I]-ioflupane SPECT scans of patients acquired in our department, only one did not show any visually detectable striatal binding. To investigate this issue, we described multimodality imaging in this patient, including a second [123I]-ioflupane SPECT with a higher dose of [123I]-ioflupane, a [18F]-fluoro-l-dopa positron emission tomography (PET), a new MRI and an FDG-PET. Clinical and imaging data (FDG-PET and MRI) led to a diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Visual analysis of the second [(123)I]-ioflupane SPECT performed with a higher dose of [(123)I]-ioflupane confirmed nearly undetectable specific striatal binding of the tracer. The [(18)F]-fluoro-l-dopa-PET striatal binding was decreased. After ruling out all technical issues, an undetectable specific [(123)I]-ioflupane striatal binding in a patient with parkinsonism can be a sign of severe DaT loss as we have observed in a case of probable PSP even with moderate motor signs.