title: A Pediatric Patient with Refractory Seizures and a Mesial Temporal Lobe Lesion.
abstract: A 12-year-old adolescent presented with refractory seizures and was found to have a mesial temporal lobe lesion. The patient underwent biopsy and was diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation. Supratentorial lesions in the pediatric population can have a large variety of underlying etiologies, which can be challenging to differentiate on neuroimaging. In this report, we discuss the key features on MRI of several neoplastic, vascular, and infectious processes that can aide in the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center , Maywood, IL , USA.
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGinley
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center , Maywood, IL , USA.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Loyola University Medical Center , Maywood, IL , USA.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center , Maywood, IL , USA.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Asconape
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center , Maywood, IL , USA.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biller
keywords: arteriovenous malformation; magnetic resonance imaging; mesial temporal lobe lesion; seizures