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The role of CT scan in the diagnosis of epilepsy | ||
| Mustansiriya Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-19 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Muna A.G. Al-Rawi; Amal B. Mohamad; Faris M. Saeed; Sahar B. Ahmad; Abeer F. Mutter | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Neuroimaging has an important application in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with seizures and epilepsy. Aims: To determine the diagnostic yield of CT scan in children with Epilepsy and recurrent seizures. Patients and Methods: A total of 100 patients with epilepsy referred for CT scan of the brain in Al-Yarmouk general hospital in Baghdad from November 2008 to January 2010, with an age of patients in between 2 days to 15 years. (M 68: F32). Results: Fifty one (51%) had abnormal neuro imaging of which 13 (13%) were found to have possible treatable causes and lesions requiring intervention. A high yield of positive scans distained in children with the presence of abnormal neurological examination focal EEG abnormalities and a history of neonatal seizures. Conclusions: Computed tomography is the standard clinical practice for a child with recurrent seizures, especially with the presence of abnormal neurologic examination and focal EEG changes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| epilepsy; CT scans; Children | ||
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