Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
We aim to o evaluate the role of conventional and advanced MRI sequences in diagnosis of
 idiopathic temporal lobe epilepsy including identification and lateralization of
 epileptogenic focus.
Patients with history of partial seizures with or without secondary generalization attending
 at outpatient clinic or admitted at Neurology department of Assuit University Hospital will
 be included in the study MRI study will be done for each patient. MR imaging will be
 performed on a 1.5-T MR imaging unit (Siemens, Sembra medical system,German).

 Prospectively completed data forms will be analyzed and compared. Statistical tests
 appropriate to the nature of the data will be used.

 All patients will not be subjected to risk of any kind during this study. All patients' data
 will be confidentially kept. Approval of the ethical committee of Faculty of Medicine, Assiut
 University.

 An informed consent will be taken from all patients included in this study. The research will
 be conducted only by scientifically qualified and trained personnel.

 The procedures included in this study have been already used in hospital and centers in and
 outside Egypt
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  patients with history of partial seizures with or without secondary generalization
 attending at outpatient clinic or admitted at Neurology department of Assuit
 University Hospital will be included in the study based on the following criteria:

 -  Clinical features consistent with seizures of temporal lobe origin.

 -  Focal ictal temporal lobe patterns recorded with EEG.

 -  No lesion detected by conventional MR imaging other than mesial temporal
 sclerosis.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Any general contraindication of MRI in some cases as presence of para magnetic
 substance as pacemakers or in patients with claustrophobia.

 -  Subjects with age less than 12 year old.

 -  Patients with any structural lesion other than mesial temporal sclerosis identified on
 MR brain imaging.