MRI changes associated with partial status epilepticus

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 243-246

  Kavuk, Ilker ^a,b   Hufnagel, A ^a   Agelink, M W ^b   Limmroth, V ^a   Dorfler A ^a   Sayar, K ^c   Selekler, M ^d   Diener, H C ^a   Koeppen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Bakirkoy Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases   (Turkey)

^d KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Partial status epilepticus; Signal abnormalities

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEOCYTOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ANIMALS; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 21344472105     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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