This hub covers epilepsy EEG and MRI: how EEGs and brain imaging help doctors understand seizure patterns and possible causes. Clear explanations of common findings and what research suggests.
Yes. EEGs are a snapshot. Some people need repeat EEGs, sleep-deprived EEGs, or long-term monitoring.
Not always. It raises suspicion and risk, but diagnosis still depends on the full story.
To look for structural causes like scars, malformations, tumors, and stroke-related changes, which can guide treatment.
An inpatient or extended study that records EEG and video together to match symptoms to brain activity.
This study looked at whether epilepsy in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was associated with results from neurologic evaluations, including EEG, brain imaging, genetic testing, and developmental assessments.
This paper was a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Researchers studied high-frequency oscillations, or HFOs, in brain recordings from 185 children who had intracranial EEG as part of epilepsy care.
This paper looked at a rare condition called Subacute Encephalopathy with Seizures in Alcoholics (SESA).
Researchers looked at whether the extent of resection of a brain area called the piriform cortex during temporal lobe epilepsy surgery was associated with postoperative seizure freedom.
This study looked at whether the brain’s white matter differs in term newborns with genetic epilepsy in the neonatal period.
This paper is a seminar-style review about epilepsy care in adults with intellectual developmental disorders (IDD).
This study looked at sleep problems in people with KCNB1-related disorders, a genetic condition that can involve epilepsy, developmental difficulties, or both.
This paper was a systematic review of studies about epilepsy surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy caused by hippocampal sclerosis, also called mesial temporal sclerosis.