Franck Semah

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Country: France

Publications

  1. ncbi PET imaging in epilepsy: basal ganglia and thalamic involvement
    Franck Semah
    Service Hospitalier F Joliot, CEA, 4, place du General Leclerc, 91401 Orsay Cedex, France
    Epileptic Disord 4:S55-60. 2002
  2. ncbi Correlation between PET and SISCOM in temporal lobe epilepsy
    Viviane Bouilleret
    , , Orsay, France
    J Nucl Med 43:991-8. 2002
  3. ncbi Temporoporal metabolic abnormalities in temporal lobe epilepsies
    Franck Semah
    Nuclear Medicine Dpt SHFJ, CEA, 4, place du General Leclerc, 91401 Orsay, France
    Epileptic Disord 4:S41-9. 2002
  4. ncbi The choice of antiepileptic drugs in newly diagnosed epilepsy: a national French survey
    Franck Semah
    Neurology Department, Hopital Sainte Anne, Paris and Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, CEA, Orsay, France
    Epileptic Disord 6:255-65. 2004
  5. ncbi Can we predict refractory epilepsy at the time of diagnosis?
    Franck Semah
    Service Hospitalier F Joliot, CEA, Orsay
    Epileptic Disord 7:S10-3. 2005
  6. ncbi Involvement of the basal ganglia in refractory epilepsy: an 18F-fluoro-L-DOPA PET study using 2 methods of analysis
    Viviane Bouilleret
    , Direction des Sciences du Vivant, , , Orsay, France
    J Nucl Med 46:540-7. 2005
  7. ncbi Hippocampal sclerosis and other hippocampal abnormalities in the early identification of candidates for epilepsy surgery
    Franck Semah
    Arch Neurol 59:1042-3; author reply 1043. 2002
  8. ncbi Valproic acid in epilepsy : pregnancy-related issues
    Pierre Genton
    Centre Saint Paul, Hôpital Gastaut, Marseille, France
    Drug Saf 29:1-21. 2006
  9. ncbi Metabolic changes and electro-clinical patterns in mesio-temporal lobe epilepsy: a correlative study
    Francine Chassoux
    Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Sainte Anne, 1 rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris, France
    Brain 127:164-74. 2004
  10. ncbi Temporal pole hypometabolism may be linked to a reduction of grey matter in temporal lobe epilepsy
    Sophie Dupont
    Epilepsy Unit, Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
    Neuroreport 13:2537-41. 2002

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Publications11

  1. ncbi PET imaging in epilepsy: basal ganglia and thalamic involvement
    Franck Semah
    Service Hospitalier F Joliot, CEA, 4, place du General Leclerc, 91401 Orsay Cedex, France
    Epileptic Disord 4:S55-60. 2002
    ..This paper will review the imaging data obtained using positron emission tomography in patients with partial and generalized epilepsy...
  2. ncbi Correlation between PET and SISCOM in temporal lobe epilepsy
    Viviane Bouilleret
    , , Orsay, France
    J Nucl Med 43:991-8. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: The marked rate of concordance between PET and SISCOM abnormalities observed in relatively extensive regions shows that, in TLE, seizures were generated and spread in metabolically abnormal regions...
  3. ncbi Temporoporal metabolic abnormalities in temporal lobe epilepsies
    Franck Semah
    Nuclear Medicine Dpt SHFJ, CEA, 4, place du General Leclerc, 91401 Orsay, France
    Epileptic Disord 4:S41-9. 2002
    ..The relationship between interictal temporo-polar hypometabolism and seizure onset or seizure spread remain speculative...
  4. ncbi The choice of antiepileptic drugs in newly diagnosed epilepsy: a national French survey
    Franck Semah
    Neurology Department, Hopital Sainte Anne, Paris and Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, CEA, Orsay, France
    Epileptic Disord 6:255-65. 2004
    ..In cases of failure and/or intolerance to one of these AED, the principal alternatives are oxcarbazepine, sodium valproate and topiramate...
  5. ncbi Can we predict refractory epilepsy at the time of diagnosis?
    Franck Semah
    Service Hospitalier F Joliot, CEA, Orsay
    Epileptic Disord 7:S10-3. 2005
    ....
  6. ncbi Involvement of the basal ganglia in refractory epilepsy: an 18F-fluoro-L-DOPA PET study using 2 methods of analysis
    Viviane Bouilleret
    , Direction des Sciences du Vivant, , , Orsay, France
    J Nucl Med 46:540-7. 2005
    ..001). CONCLUSION: This result confirms the involvement of dopamine neurotransmission in seizure control related to the type of epileptic syndrome. The difference in epileptic types may depend in part on the seizure frequency...
  7. ncbi Hippocampal sclerosis and other hippocampal abnormalities in the early identification of candidates for epilepsy surgery
    Franck Semah
    Arch Neurol 59:1042-3; author reply 1043. 2002
  8. ncbi Valproic acid in epilepsy : pregnancy-related issues
    Pierre Genton
    Centre Saint Paul, Hôpital Gastaut, Marseille, France
    Drug Saf 29:1-21. 2006
    ..Future research on valproic acid and pregnancy should involve risk assessment in large, population-based prospective studies...
  9. ncbi Metabolic changes and electro-clinical patterns in mesio-temporal lobe epilepsy: a correlative study
    Francine Chassoux
    Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Sainte Anne, 1 rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris, France
    Brain 127:164-74. 2004
    ..Our results suggest that hypometabolism in MTLE may be related to ictal discharge generation and spread pathways, even if structural changes and epilepsy duration may also play a role...
  10. ncbi Temporal pole hypometabolism may be linked to a reduction of grey matter in temporal lobe epilepsy
    Sophie Dupont
    Epilepsy Unit, Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
    Neuroreport 13:2537-41. 2002
    ..These findings suggest that a reduction of temporal pole neocortical grey matter might contribute to temporal pole hypometabolism in temporal lobe epilepsy...
  11. ncbi Intralesional recordings and epileptogenic zone in focal polymicrogyria
    Francine Chassoux
    Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Sainte Anne, Paris, France
    Epilepsia 49:51-64. 2008
    ..Polymicrogyria (PMG) is recognized as an epileptogenic lesion but few data concerning organization of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) are available...