CT and MRI in the diagnosis of epilepsy: methods, findings and possibilities. Literature review
Review Articles
L. Kučinskas
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
G. Jurkevičiūtė
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
R. Gleiznienė
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Published 2018-06-25
https://doi.org/10.29014/ns.2018.11
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Keywords

epilepsy
diagnosis
neuroimaging
CT
MRI

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Kučinskas L, Jurkevičiūtė G, Gleiznienė R. CT and MRI in the diagnosis of epilepsy: methods, findings and possibilities. Literature review. NS [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 25 [cited 2024 May 18];22(2(76):89-98. Available from: https://www.journals.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/27835

Abstract

Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that causes different types of seizures. Neuroimaging is essential in determining the etiology of seizures. The most common neuroimaging studies are CT and MRI. CT is performed after the first seizure to exclude acute or life threatening conditions. CT is informative in detecting encephalomalacia, intracranial haemorrhage, calcification, and bone lesions. MRI has a greater value than CT in epilepsy diagnosis. MRI detects hippocampal sclerosis, cortical development abnormalities, gliosis, vascular malformations, brain tumors, etc. In addition, MRI is a necessary part of presurgical examination of drug-resistant epilepsy patients.

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