Abstract #0774

Sodium MRI for Evaluation of Sodium Ion Homeostasis in Epilepsy: Clinical Implementation and Initial Impressions

Timothy Michael Shepherd¹, Yongxian Qian¹, Karthik Lakshmanan¹, Ruben Kuzniecky², Graham Wiggins¹, and Fernando Boada¹

¹Radiology, New York University, New York, NY, United States, ²Neurology, New York University, New York, NY, United States

The detection and localization of sodium tissue abnormalities in patients with epilepsy may have potential to improve seizure localization, identify effective pharmacotherapy and/or provide prognostic information for individual patients. Here, we report initial results evaluating a newly developed coil for performing 23Na MRI at 3-T in three patients with epilepsy.

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