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.
Researchers studied how different parts of the brain communicate in patients with epilepsy, focusing on the areas where seizures start, known as the seizure onset zone (SOZ).
This study looked at patients who started having seizures for the first time during a COVID-19 infection.
Researchers studied a 27-year-old man with focal epilepsy, a type of epilepsy that originates in a specific area of the brain.
This study looked at children with generalized tonic seizures (GTS) who underwent two types of surgeries: corpus callosotomy (CC) and focal surgery (FS).
Researchers studied how brain networks are affected in people with nonlesional focal epilepsy, which is a type of epilepsy that doesn’t show visible brain damage on scans.
This study focused on understanding lissencephaly (LIS), a brain condition that affects how the brain develops and can lead to serious developmental issues.
This study looked at adults who experienced a first episode of status epilepticus (SE), a serious condition where seizures last too long or happen back-to-back.
Researchers studied a rare condition called PIGK-related GPI biosynthesis disorder in a 15-month-old girl.
Researchers studied a specific gene called SLC4A4, which is important for a protein known as NBCe1.