title: [Efficacy of scanography in convulsions and epilepsy in children].
abstract: CT scan examinations done in 356 children for epilepsy or occasional seizures showed normal results in over 50% of cases and abnormal results in 40%. The remaining 10% reflect the difficulties in ascertaining that a CT scan examination is normal, particularly regarding pericerebral spaces or ventricular size. The anomalies disclosed on CT scan are of little practical significance. Many of the abnormal results are not specific. An incidence on management was recorded in 5 cases. Other problems which may arise are the connexion between some CT scan findings and epilepsy, or the nature (tumoral or not) of abnormal images. In a few cases, diagnostic investigations or biopsies, which were negative in some instances, were carried out after demonstration of localized decreased density without signs of a space-occupying lesion. The differences in results between the various groups of epileptic patients underscore the necessity of a clinical selection of cases in which a CT scan is required.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: "Efficacité" de la scanographie dans les convulsions et les épilepsies de l'enfant.