Hippocampal sclerosis and status epilepticus: cause or consequence? A MRI study

BACKGROUND: Transient imaging abnormalities, including changes on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), may be seen in status epilepticus. These abnormalities can be followed by hippocampal sclerosis. CASE REPORT: We report a 15-year-old lady with focal non convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) and focal...

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Main Author: Kuster,Gustavo Wruck (author)
Other Authors: Braga-Neto,Pedro (author), Santos-Neto,Denizart (author), Santana,Maria Teresa Garcia (author), Maia Jr,Antonio Carlos Martins (author), Barsottini,Orlando Graziani Povoas (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
status epilepticus
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
diffusion-weighted images
reversible MRI abnormalities
hippocampal sclerosis
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000700002
Country:Brazil
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