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Imaging findings of structural causes of epilepsy in children: a guide for the radiologist in the emergency room

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Evaluation of the child with epilepsy is a relatively common indication for imaging in the emergency room setting. This room outlines some of the more important imaging features of causes of epilepsy in children.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

    James M. Provenzale

  2. Departments of Radiology, Oncology and Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    James M. Provenzale

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Provenzale, J.M. Imaging findings of structural causes of epilepsy in children: a guide for the radiologist in the emergency room. Emerg Radiol 17, 479–486 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-010-0884-9

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