Yingming Amy Chen MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Timo Krings MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

• To review the epidemiology, clinical classification and typical causes for seizures, epilepsy and medication refractory epilepsy (MRE) • To discuss the role of dedicated MRI protocol in the preoperative workup of MRE, with useful information on sequence selection and quality factors • To review the common and rare clinical etiologies of MRE, and present imaging pearls differentiating their diagnoses  

• Definition and Epidemiology of Seizures, Epilepsy, and Medical Refractory Epilepsy (MRE) • Clinical classification of Epilepsy • How to Perform MRI in Epilepsy • Pearls and pitfalls in the imaging of epileptogenic pathologies: - Part 1: mesial temporal sclerosis and malformations of cortical development [ - Part 2: epilepsy-associated neoplasms, neurocutaneous diseases, and other miscellaneous entities (vascular malformations, trauma, infection and inflammation) ] [ • Overview of the role of post-treatment MRI ]  

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Chen, Y, Krings, T, Imaging in Medication Refractory Epilepsy: Pearls and Pitfalls.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14004087.html