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Status of MR imaging for focal cortical dysplasia
ZHAO Dian-jiang  ZHU Ming-wang 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.03.013.


[Abstract] Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is characterized by the dyslamination and the presence of abnormal neurons and glia arranged abnormally in focal areas of the cerebral. FCD is a common cause of pharmaco-resistant epilepsy. With the recent progress in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), FCD are being identified increasingly. MRI can show the topographical characterization of the lesion with respect to its location, size and extension. FCD exhibits a variety of features: local cortical thickening, blurring of the grey-matter to white-matter surface, signal changes in the underlying white matter. The research and current status of MRI on FCD were reviewed in this article.
[Keywords] Brain;Focal cortical dysplasia;Magnetic resonance imaging

ZHAO Dian-jiang Department of Medical Imaging, Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100093, China

ZHU Ming-wang * Department of Medical Imaging, Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100093, China

*Correspondence to: Zhu MW, E-mail: mwzhu@sina.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2011-12-19
Accepted  2012-02-10
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.03.013
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.03.013.

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