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7988509

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-10
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed the results of imaging studies on 111 children and adolescents with partial epilepsy to determine which imaging procedure had the greatest sensitivity and specificity for partial epilepsy in this age range. All cases were classified as idiopathic, lesional, and cryptogenic epilepsy based on the 1989 International League Against Epilepsy Classification. All patients had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 98 also had computed tomography (CT). Thirty patients with negative CT had MRI lesions that were most likely the cause of the epilepsy, and the initial diagnosis of cryptogenic partial epilepsy was changed to lesional partial epilepsy. We concluded that CT use is unwarrantedly common. MRI should be considered the procedure of first choice. CT has a complementary role, and functional neuroimaging should be encouraged.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0013-9580
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1187-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Imaging studies in partial epilepsy in children and adolescents.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Bari, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article