[Structural MRI in adult partial epilepsy]

S Rodrigo; C Oppenheim; X Leclerc; G Soto-Ares; J-P Pruvo; J-F Meder

doi:10.1016/j.neuchi.2008.02.045

[Structural MRI in adult partial epilepsy]

Neurochirurgie. 2008 May;54(3):191-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2008.02.045. Epub 2008 Apr 28.

[Article in French]

Authors

S Rodrigo¹, C Oppenheim, X Leclerc, G Soto-Ares, J-P Pruvo, J-F Meder

Affiliation

¹ Service d'imagerie morphologique et fonctionnelle, centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, université Paris-Descartes, 1, rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris, France. [email protected]

PMID: 18440567
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2008.02.045

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the prominent imaging modality in the field of epilepsy. MRI plays a major role in describing and recognizing the malformations of cortical development and hippocampal sclerosis and has improved epilepsy patient care. MRI is also accurate in detecting the other major epilepsy etiologies (vascular malformations and cicatricial lesions). Presurgical MRI is relevant since it provides a high-resolution study of the brain.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Brain / growth & development
Brain / pathology*
Brain Diseases / complications
Brain Diseases / pathology
Brain Injuries / complications
Brain Injuries / pathology
Brain Ischemia / complications
Brain Ischemia / pathology
Cerebral Cortex / pathology
Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications
Cerebrovascular Disorders / pathology
Epilepsies, Partial / diagnosis
Epilepsies, Partial / etiology
Epilepsies, Partial / pathology*
Hippocampus / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Sclerosis