The Contribution of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to the Diagnosis of Epilepsy

Czech version

Authors: M. Pažourková ¹; A. Svátková ¹; J. Kočvarová ²; J. Chrastina ³; P. Cimflová ^1,4
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika zobrazovacích metod LF MU a FN u sv. Anny v Brně ¹; Neurologická klinika LF MU a FN u sv. Anny v Brně ²; Neurochirurgická klinika LF MU a FN U sv. Anny v Brně ³; Mezinárodní centrum klinického výzkumu, FN u sv. Anny v Brně ⁴
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2015; 78/111(4): 394-400
Category: Review Article
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2015394

Overview

Epilepsy, a central nervous system disorder causing recurrent unprovoked seizures, remains a severe medical problem with a profound social impact on quality of life. The prevalence in population is 0.5–1%. Epilepsy is associated with various brain lesions such as developmental and metabolic disorders, some tumours, vascular malformations, postinfectious and postoperative changes or traumatic brain injury. Epilepsy can also develop as a result of prenatal, perinatal or early postnatal insults to the brain. The aim of diagnostic imaging is to identify underlying pathologies and to determine etiology of epilepsy. Identification of the epileptogenic focus is important especially for patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy who could benefit from surgical treatment.

Key words:
epilepsy – magnetic resonance imaging –malformations of cortical development – focal cortical dysplasia of Taylor – tuberous sclerosis – classical lissencephalies and subcortical band heterotopias – lissencephaly – polymicrogyria – schizencephaly – hemimegalencephaly – Sturge-Weber syndrom

The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE “uniform requirements” for biomedical papers.

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