Pathophysiology and long-term outcome of reversible tumor-like lesions induced by presenting status epilepticus

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-174

  Canas, Nuno ^a,b   Soares, Pedro ^a   Calado, Sofia ^a,c   Pestana, Ricardo ^a   Ribeiro, Constança ^a   Vale, José ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Long term outcome; MRI; Pathophysiology; Reversible tumor like lesions; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; YOUNG ADULT;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950604700     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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