Abstract #4225

Diffusivity Alterations in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Paula Bezerra Diniz^1,2, Carlos Ernesto Garrido Salmon^2,3, Tonicarlo Velasco^1,2, Americo Ceiki Sakamoto^1,2, Joo Pereira Leite^1,2, Antonio Carlos Santos^2,4

¹Neuroscience & Behavior, FMRP, University of So Paulo, Ribeiro Preto, SP, Brazil; ²CInAPCe (Cooperao Interinstitucional de Apoio a Pesquisas sobre o Crebro), Ribeiro Preto, SP, Brazil; ³Physics & Mathematics, FFCLRP, University of So Paulo, Ribeiro Preto, SP, Brazil; ⁴Internal Medicine, FMRP, University of So Paulo, Ribeiro Preto, SP, Brazil

In this study, we combined the use of fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (Dave), parallel diffusivity (Dpar), and perpendicular diffusivity (Dper) to localize the regions where occur axonal lesion and demyelination in patients with TLE.