Use of diffusion-weighted imaging to distinguish seizure-related change from limbic encephalitis.
Adrian BudhramJeffrey W BrittonGreta B LieboDivyanshu DubeyAnastasia ZekeridouEoin P FlanaganAndrew McKeonSean J PittockSherri A BraksickNicholas L ZalewskiPublished in: Journal of neurology (2020)
In patients with medial temporal lobe T2-hyperintensity and one of the diffusion restriction patterns described herein, the signal abnormality may be a peri-ictal phenomenon rather than indicative of LE and should prompt investigation for seizure. Even in patients with LE, these patterns should raise concern for seizure.