title: Transient abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging after partial status epilepticus.
abstract: We report two patients who developed focal abnormalities on MRI after partial status epilepticus. Maximum radiological modification occurred in the area of maximal epileptic discharge. Subsequent MRI failed to demonstrate persistent abnormalities. These transient abnormalities on MRI could be an expression of cerebral edema caused by focal epileptic status.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale Maggiore di Bologna.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Carolis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crisci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laudadio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldrati
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sacquegna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors