Hippocampal sclerosis and status epilepticus: cause or consequence? A MRI study Esclerose hipocampal e status epilepticus: causa ou conseqüência? Um estudo de RM

Hippocampal sclerosis and status epilepticus: cause or consequence? A MRI study Esclerose hipocampal e status epilepticus: causa ou conseqüência? Um estudo de RM

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 Authors: Gustavo Wruck Kuster, Pedro Braga-Neto, Denizart Santos-Neto, Maria Teresa Garcia Santana, Antonio Carlos Martins Maia Jr, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
status epilepticus
ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM)
sequência difusão
alterações reversíveis de RNM
esclerose hipocampal
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
diffusion-weighted images
reversible MRI abnormalities
hippocampal sclerosis
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