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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2008; 18(03): 227-229
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.41833
Neuroradiology

Case report: Reversible restricted diffusion and cytotoxic edema in the perilesional zone following continuous partial seizures

MK Goyal
Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
,
S Sinha
Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
,
S Ravishankar
Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
,
JJ Shivshankar
Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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Keywords

Partial seizures - cytotoxic edema - diffusion MRI


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31 July 2021

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