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BRAIN OEDEMA IN NEONATAL SEIZURES: THE VALUE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND FOLLOW‐UP
Author(s) -
WEITZ R.,
MATZ S.,
MERLOB P.,
REISNER S. H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1982.tb09539.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrophy , cerebral atrophy , computed tomography , brain edema , radiology , cerebral edema , brain scanning , pediatrics , pathology , nuclear medicine
. Marked unilateral brain oedema was demonstrated by cranial computed tomography in a newborn who had multiple focal seizures on the 3rd and 4th days of life. Cerebral atrophy in the previously oedematous area developed by 8 months. The occurrence of brain oedema and subsequent atrophy in neonatal seizures seems to be a strong reason for early CT scanning and appropriate therapy in convulsing neonates.