REVERSIBLE MRI ABNORMALITIES FOLLOWING SEIZURES

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YAFFE, K
FERRIERO, D
BARKOVICH, AJ
ROWLEY, H
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT PEDIAT,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT RADIOL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
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10.1212/WNL.45.1.104
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We describe eight patients with reversible MRI changes following seizures. The patients were mostly young with a serious underlying medical problem; MRI abnormalities were localized primarily in the posterior vascular boundary zones. A likely mechanism for these lesions is edema secondary to disruption in the blood-brain barrier. Recognition of the transient radiologic changes may aid in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of seizures.
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