title: Reversible MRI changes in prolonged status epilepticus: a case report.
abstract: MRI is an essential investigation in epilepsy and status epilepticus (SE) for determining the underlying cause. However, SE or prolonged seizures may themselves induce changes in the MRI resulting in difficulty in interpretation. This case report illustrates a patient who recovered completely from prolonged generalized idiopathic SE lasting more than 2 weeks and had transient bilateral external capsule, fronto-temporal, and insular cortical MRI changes. The mechanism of such MRI changes and their implications for survival even after prolonged SE are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Arunodaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gujjar
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Asmi
authors.forename: Nandhagopal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramachandiran
authors.forename: Ammar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Obaidi
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors