The Role of the Three-Dimensional Edge-Enhancing Gradient Echo Sequence at 3T MRI in the Detection of Focal Cortical Dysplasia: A Technical Case Report and Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

 Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a most common cause of intractable focal epilepsy in children. Surgery is considered as a radical option for such patients with the prerequisite of lesion detection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a significant role in detection of FCDs in epilepsy patients; however, the detection of FCDs even in epilepsy dedicated MRI sequence shows relatively low positive rate. Last year, Middlebrooks et al introduced the novel three-dimensional Edge-Enhancing Gradient Echo (3D-EDGE) MRI sequence and using this sequence successfully identified five cases of FCDs which indicates its potential role in those epilepsy patients who may have FCDs.

Case presentation

 We present a 14-year-old, right-handed, male patient who has suffered from

SUBMITTER: Abula Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9643069 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature