Epilepsy: Repeat MRI in patients with chronic epilepsy.
In patients with chronic epilepsy, MRI-based detection of an underlying brain lesion can offer the potential for surgical treatment, but a substantial proportion of patients have normal MRI scans. A recent study has shown that repeat neuroimaging with improved MRI technology can enable detection of previously unidentified epileptogenic lesions.
Neurology Clinic, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. margitta.seeck@hcuge.ch.
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Seeck
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male