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We aim to investigate FDG-PET extratemporal metabolic profiles predictive of failure in surgery for TLE patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Eighty-two patients with unilateral TLE (48 female, 34 male; 25.6 \u00b1 10.6 years old; 37 left TLE, 45 right TLE) and 30 healthy age-matched controls were enrolled. Patients were classified either as experiencing seizure-recurrence (SZR, Engel class II through IV) or seizure-free (SZF, Engel class I) at least 1 year after surgery. Regional cerebral metabolism was evaluated by FDG-PET with statistical parametric mapping (SPM12). Abnormal metabolic profiles and patterns on FDG-PET in SZR group were evaluated and compared with those of healthy control and SZF subjects on SPM12. Volume and intensity as well as special brain areas of abnormal metabolism in temporal and extratemporal regions were quantified and visualized.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> With a median follow-up of 1.5 years, 60% of patients achieved Engel class I (SZF). SZR was associated with left TLE and widespread hypometabolism in FDG-PET visual assessment (<jats:italic>both p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). All patients had hypometabolism in the ipsilateral temporal lobe but SZR was not correlated with volume or intensity of temporal hypometabolism (median, 1,456 vs. 1,040 mm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05). SZR was correlated with extratemporal metabolic abnormalities that differed according to lateralization: in right TLE, SZR exhibited larger volume in extratemporal areas compared to SZF (median, 11,060 vs. 2,112 mm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). Surgical failure was characterized by Cingulum_Ant_R\/L, Frontal_Inf_Orb_R abnormal metabolism in extratemporal regions. In left TLE, SZR presented a larger involvement of extratemporal areas similar to right TLE but with no significant (median, 5,873 vs. 3,464 mm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05), Cingulum_Ant_ R\/L, Parietal_Inf_L, Postcentral_L, and Precuneus_R involved metabolic abnormalities were correlated with SZR.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Extratemporal metabolic profiles detected by FDG-PET may indicate a prominent cause of TLE surgery failure and should be considered in predictive models for epilepsy surgery. Seizure control after surgery might be improved by investigating extratemporal areas as candidates for resection or neuromodulation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2020.605002","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,14]],"date-time":"2020-12-14T06:12:28Z","timestamp":1607926348000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["FDG-PET Profiles of Extratemporal Metabolism as a Predictor of Surgical Failure in Temporal Lobe 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