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MRI abnormalities following repeated and incoming seizures.

Paolo RagoneseOrnella DanieleBarbara PalmeriMarco D'amelioSimona TalamancaValeria TerrusoPaolo Aridon

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Long lastingAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyClinical NeurologyStatus epilepticusMRI abnormalityEpilepsyNeuroimagingRecurrenceSeizuresMedicineHumansBrain magnetic resonance imagingStatus epilepticusbusiness.industryElectroencephalographyGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseSeizureMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeurologyEtiologySettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleNeurology (clinical)TomographyRadiologymedicine.symptombusinessBrain neoplasmEpilepsy MRI

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Abstract Neuroimaging, an important diagnostic tool frequently used in the evaluation of patients with epilepsy, has mainly the aim to identify structural abnormalities needing a treatment and to contribute to the definition of the aetiology. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in epilepsy is more sensitive than computerized tomography (CT) scan for detecting abnormalities. Status epilepticus (SE) and repeated incoming seizures may determine extensive and transient or long lasting pronounced MRI changes. We describe a case of a 41-year-old woman with a history of brain neoplasm, whose contrast-enhanced MRI images following repeated and incoming seizures were characterized either by reversible and irreversible abnormalities.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-02-27Seizure
10.1016/j.seizure.2010.09.012https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20943420