Magnetic resonance imaging in full-term infants with repetitive focal seizures.
We report two full-term infants who developed repetitive focal seizures within the first 48 hours of life. Neither infant had predisposing factors and there were no abnormalities on a computed tomography (CT) scan performed on day 2 of life. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed during the second week of life showed a focal hemorrhagic infarction in both patients. We conclude that either an MRI or a contrast-enhanced CT scan should be obtained within 1 week in patients in whom the initial imaging technique failed to reveal a focal lesion, at which time a cerebral infarction can be diagnosed with greater sensitivity.
Rios
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Division of Neonatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Goyal
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Kresch
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Rao
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Brion
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D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed