Abstract
The presence seizure-induced signal changes on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been increasingly recognized in the literature. The reversible MRI changes in epileptic patients may be the result of a local brain swelling, a defect of cerebral autoregulation and a blood-brain barrier disruption during sustained epileptogenic activity. We report a 62 years old man diagnosed with a subacute right parietal syndrome. MRI shows a tumefactive lesion in right temporo-occipital lobes mimicking a structural lesion. Electroencephalogram (EEG) exhibits continuous ictal activity in the same region. Antiepileptic drugs were started achieving progressive electro-clinical improvement. Subsequent MRI showed remission of signal changes.
| Translated title of the contribution | Reversible peri-ictal MRI signal changes mimicking structural lesion: Case report |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 255-261 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Revista Chilena de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2021 |
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