Abstract
We report two patients who developed focal abnormalities on MRI after partial status epilepticus.
Maximum radiological modification occurred in the area of maximal epileptic discharge. Subsequent MRI failed to demonstrate persistent abnormalities.
These transient abnormalities on MRI could be an expression of cerebral edema caused by focal epileptic status.
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Riportiamo due casi che hanno sviluppato anomalie transitorie alla RMN dopo stato di male parziale non convulsivo. La massima modificazione radiologica si è verificata in corrispondenza della zona di maggior attività critica. Le RMN eseguite successivamente sono risultate negative. La transitorietà delle alterazioni è probabilmente da interpretare sulla base di un edema critico. Alterazioni di neuroimaging possono essere quindi una conseguenza piuttosto che una lesione causale dello stato di male.
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De Carolis, P., Crisci, M., Laudadio, S. et al. Transient abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging after partial status epilepticus. Ital J Neuro Sci 13, 267–269 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02224402
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