MRI in Epilepsy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Urbach, Horst. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology, Medical.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Neuroradiology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25138-2

Epileptogenic lesions are often small and do not change over time. Moreover, several genetically determined epilepsy syndromes exist, and by definition are not caused by underlying structural lesions. As a result of these circumstances, there is frequently a degree of uncertainty over whether an epi...

Table of Contents:

• Epileptic Seizure and Epilepsy
• Classification of epileptic seizures
• Description of focal seizures
• Description of generalized seizures
• Classification of epilepsy syndroms.-Definition of the term epileptogenic lesion and how to use it
• What to do after a first seizure.-Febrile seizures
• How to perform a MRI examination
• Functional Imaging and Post-Processing
• Examination of children
• Examination of patients with intracranial electrodes and other metallic implants
• Congenital malformations,- neurocutaneous diseases
• Posttraumatic lesions
• Vascular lesions
• Infections.