Transient MRI abnormalities in a case of occipital lobe epilepsy with favorable outcome.
We describe the case of a 13-year-old boy, in good health, with transient occipital MRI abnormalities just after one generalized seizure and the appearance of macropsia. The EEG showed a 3-5 Hz sub-continuous left occipital activity, with sporadic sharp waves. Macropsia disappeared in 2 years. This case may suggest that the presence of transient MRI abnormalities does not exclude a favorable prognosis.
Barba
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Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. c.barba@hsantalucia.it
della Marca
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Colosimo
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Silvestri
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Mazza
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Tonali
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D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000927:Anticonvulsants