Journal of Neurology

, Volume 261, Issue 6, pp 1218–1220 | Cite as

Transient and permanent neuroimaging abnormalities due to partial status epilepticus in a patient with corpus callosum agenesis

  • Apostolos Safouris
  • Irina Popa
  • Luisa Divano
  • Thierry Preseau
  • Efthimios Dardiotis
  • Nikos Triantafyllou
  • Marie-Dominique Gazagnes
  • Georgios Tsivgoulis
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Keywords

Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Status Epilepticus Diffusion Weighted Imaging Vasogenic Edema Cytotoxic Edema 
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Acknowledgments

Dr Georgios Tsivgoulis has been supported by European Regional Development Fund—Project FNUSA-ICRC (No. CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0123).

Conflicts of interest

None.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Apostolos Safouris
    • 1
  • Irina Popa
    • 1
  • Luisa Divano
    • 2
  • Thierry Preseau
    • 3
  • Efthimios Dardiotis
    • 4
  • Nikos Triantafyllou
    • 5
  • Marie-Dominique Gazagnes
    • 1
  • Georgios Tsivgoulis
    • 6
    • 7
  1. 1.Stroke Unit, Department of NeurologyBrugmann University HospitalBrusselsBelgium
  2. 2.Radiology DepartementBrugmann University HospitalBrusselsBelgium
  3. 3.Emergency DepartmentBrugmann University HospitalBrusselsBelgium
  4. 4.Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of LarissaUniversity of ThessalyLarissaGreece
  5. 5.First Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, “Eginition” University HospitalUniversity of AthensAthensGreece
  6. 6.Second Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, “Attikon” University HospitalUniversity of AthensAthensGreece
  7. 7.St. Anne’s University HospitalInternational Clinical Research CenterBrnoCzech Republic

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