COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE-INDUCED TRANSIENT MR ENHANCEMENT

被引:30
作者
HOROWITZ, SW
MERCHUT, M
FINE, M
AZARKIA, B
机构
[1] LOYOLA UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT DIAGNOST RADIOL,MAYWOOD,IL 60153
[2] LOYOLA UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT NEUROL,MAYWOOD,IL 60153
关键词
EPILEPSY; SEIZURES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;
D O I
10.1097/00004728-199209000-00025
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A 58-year-old man with complex partial seizures had transient symmetrical MR enhancement in the anterior mesiotemporal cortex bilaterally, correlated with the sites of seizure focus on electroencephalography. Preinfused T1-weighted and T2-weighted sequences showed no abnormality. After adequate control of seizures with medication, repeat MR was normal and the prior enhancement was no longer seen. This transient seizure-induced MR enhancement was consistent with ictal or postictal hyperemia and breakdown of the blood-brain barrier and should not be erroneously attributed to mesial temporal sclerosis, encephalitis, tumor, or infarction.
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页码:814 / 816
页数:3
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