Reversible periictal MRI abnormalities: Clinical correlates and long-term outcome in 12 patients

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-136

  Raghavendra, S ^a   Ashalatha, R ^a   Krishnamoorthy, T ^a   Kesavadas, C ^a   Thomas, S V ^a   Radhakrishnan, K ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

MRI; Periictal imaging; Reversible imaging abnormalities; Seizure; Splenial hyperintensity

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GRAY MATTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVERSIBLE PERIICTAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING ABNORMALITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846170519     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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