Focal seizure-induced premature myelination : speculation from serial MRI

Local changes in the white matter underlying a focus of cortical thickening were monitored using MRI in an epileptic 2-month-old boy. We hypothesise that these changes reflected seizure-induced premature myelination.

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Published in:Neuroradiology 1998-09, Vol.40 (9), p.580-582
Main Authors: DUPREZ, T, GHARIANI, S, GRANDIN, C, SMITH, A. M, GADISSEUX, J.-F, EVRARD, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Dominance, Cerebral - physiology
Epilepsies, Partial - diagnosis
Frontal Lobe - pathology
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Myelin Sheath - pathology
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated - pathology
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
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Summary:Local changes in the white matter underlying a focus of cortical thickening were monitored using MRI in an epileptic 2-month-old boy. We hypothesise that these changes reflected seizure-induced premature myelination.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/s002340050648