RT Book, Section
A1 Lawson, John A.
A2 Duchowny, Michael
A2 Cross, J. Helen
A2 Arzimanoglou, Alexis
SR Print(0)
ID 1138409545
T1 Aims and Rationale of Anatomic Brain Imaging
T2 Pediatric Epilepsy
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071496216
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138409545
RD 2024/10/04
AB For  any  doctor  looking  after  children  with  epilepsy,  an  essential  skill  is  interpretation  of  the  MRI.  But,  even  in  centers  of  imaging  excellence,  accurate  clinical  and  EEG  data  are  required  to  enable  interpretation  of  an  MRI  abnormality  or,  alternatively,  to  allow  a  focused  search  for  the  common  subtle  abnormalities  that  may  underlie  symptomatic  epilepsy.  Brain  imaging  has  become  an  essential  part  of  the  evaluation  of  most  children  with  epilepsy.  Yet,  MRI  has  not  taken  over  from  the  clinical  basics.  The  pillars  of  a  thorough  evaluation  of  a  child  with  seizures  still  remain;  a  good  clinical  assessment  (detailed  history  and  physical  examination)  supplemented  by  an  interictal  EEG.