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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[MRI]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Findings on [[MRI]] suggestive epileptic [[seizure]] include [[mesial temporal sclerosis]], [[Sequela|sequelae]] of head injury, [[congenital anomalies]], [[Brain tumor|brain tumors]], [[cysticercosis]], vascular lesions, [[Stroke|strokes]], [[cerebral]] [[degeneration]] and [[neoplasms]]. | |||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
* MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Findings on MRI suggestive epileptic seizure include: | * MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Findings on [[MRI]] suggestive epileptic [[seizure]] include: | ||
** | ** [[Mesial temporal sclerosis]] | ||
** | ** Sequelae of head injury | ||
** | ** [[Congenital anomalies]] | ||
** | ** [[Brain tumor|Brain tumors]] | ||
** | ** [[Cysticercosis]] | ||
** | ** Vascular lesions | ||
** | ** [[Stroke|Strokes]] | ||
** | ** [[Cerebral]] [[degeneration]] | ||
** | ** [[Neoplasms]] | ||
NOTE: About 50 percent of epileptic patients have normal MRI.<ref name="pmid23925763">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hakami T, McIntosh A, Todaro M, Lui E, Yerra R, Tan KM, French C, Li S, Desmond P, Matkovic Z, O'Brien TJ |title=MRI-identified pathology in adults with new-onset seizures |journal=Neurology |volume=81 |issue=10 |pages=920–7 |date=September 2013 |pmid=23925763 |doi=10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a35193 |url=}}</ref> | NOTE: About 50 percent of epileptic patients have normal MRI.<ref name="pmid23925763">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hakami T, McIntosh A, Todaro M, Lui E, Yerra R, Tan KM, French C, Li S, Desmond P, Matkovic Z, O'Brien TJ |title=MRI-identified pathology in adults with new-onset seizures |journal=Neurology |volume=81 |issue=10 |pages=920–7 |date=September 2013 |pmid=23925763 |doi=10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a35193 |url=}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Mesial-temporal-sclerosis-8.jpeg| | [[File:Mesial-temporal-sclerosis-8.jpeg|300px|none|thumb|temporal sclerosis, Case courtesy of Dr Bruno Di Muzio, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/36814">rID: 36814</a>]] | ||
[[File:Intraventricular-neurocysticercosis.jpeg| | [[File:Intraventricular-neurocysticercosis.jpeg|300px|none|thumb|Intraventricular neurocysticercosis, Case courtesy of Dr Prashant Mudgal, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/26460">rID: 26460</a>]] | ||
[[File:Stroke-progression-on-ct.jpg| | [[File:Stroke-progression-on-ct.jpg|300px|none|thumb|Stroke, Case courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/26722">rID: 26722</a>]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Findings on MRI suggestive epileptic seizure include mesial temporal sclerosis, sequelae of head injury, congenital anomalies, brain tumors, cysticercosis, vascular lesions, strokes, cerebral degeneration and neoplasms.
MRI
- MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of epilepsy. Findings on MRI suggestive epileptic seizure include:
- Mesial temporal sclerosis
- Sequelae of head injury
- Congenital anomalies
- Brain tumors
- Cysticercosis
- Vascular lesions
- Strokes
- Cerebral degeneration
- Neoplasms
NOTE: About 50 percent of epileptic patients have normal MRI.[1]
References
- ↑ Hakami T, McIntosh A, Todaro M, Lui E, Yerra R, Tan KM, French C, Li S, Desmond P, Matkovic Z, O'Brien TJ (September 2013). "MRI-identified pathology in adults with new-onset seizures". Neurology. 81 (10): 920–7. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a35193. PMID 23925763.