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 how effective and safe continuous midazolam (MDZ) infusion is for treating acute repetitive seizures and status epilepticus in children outside of intensive care settings.
Researchers studied a 5-year-old girl with a severe form of epilepsy called drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) caused by a condition known as hemimegalencephaly, where one side of the brain is abnormally large.
Researchers studied children with septo-optic dysplasia (SOD), a condition that affects vision and brain development, to understand what factors might lead to seizures in these patients.
This study looked at how well a method called intracranial electroencephalographic (iEEG) connectivity analysis can help locate the areas in the brain responsible for seizures in adults with focal drug-resistant epilepsy.
This study looked at a specific type of receptor in the brain called the cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2R) in rats that have epilepsy.
This study looked at two brain imaging techniques, Arterial Spin Labelling MRI and [18F]FDG-PET, to see how well they can identify the area of the brain causing seizures in children with epilepsy.
Researchers studied the timing of a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in two children with a specific type of epilepsy known as self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes.
Researchers studied pediatric autoimmune encephalitis-associated epilepsy (AEAE), which is a type of epilepsy linked to problems in the immune system.
This study looked at five patients with a specific genetic condition related to epilepsy called NUS1-related disorder.