2020, Number 3
Usefulness of the analysis by means of the rate of change between the differential of cerebral cortical temperature and the chronicity of epilepsy
de Font-Réaulx E, Collado-Corona MÁ, Arch-Tirado E, Terrazo-Lluch J, López-López R, Shkurovich-Bialik P, Díaz-López LG, Ramírez-Navarrete E, González-Astiazarán A
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10.35366/95674
Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Epilepsy currently affects approximately 60 million people of all ages, although its frequency is higher in children and over 60 years. The clinical picture of it is multifactorial and varied, which makes it necessary for the clinician to have mathematical models that objectively measure the behavior, interrelation and association that may or may not be present of two or more variables. This article proposes a mathematical analysis to support the epileptologist. Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of the analysis by means of the ratio of change between the differential in cerebral cortical temperature and the chronicity of epilepsy. Material and methods: Through a descriptive-prospective study, 12 patients were studied. Differentials between the temperatures recorded in the brain were calculated: maximum registered temperature in the brain and the temperature of the irritative zone, in patients undergoing epilepsy surgery. Results: We clearly observe the relationship between the differences in recorded temperatures and the chronicity of epilepsy. Discussion: The angles obtained show that the greater the angle of inclination, the greater the temperature difference is based on the duration of the disease and vice versa. Conclusion: The use of the rate of change for the analysis of four variables, two of them being related to time and two to the temperature registered in areas of the brain, helps to interpret the variables with respect to the same subject.REFERENCES