Abstract
INTRODUCTION:Epilepsy is the most common serious disorder worldwide. It has no age,racial,social class,national or geographic boundaries. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To study imaging ndings of various pathologic conditions seen in epileptic children and neonates. MATERIALAND METHODS:Aprospective study was obtained from evaluation of 40 patients presenting with epilepsy in paediatric OPD and IPD. Head CT was obtained in 15 (37.5%), MRI in all cases. Contrast was given in patients with tumour, suspected vascular malformations, inammation, and Infectious pathology. Epilepsy provoked by causes such as fever, electrolyte imbalance and dehydration were excluded . RESULTS:The most common cause of epilepsy in our study was tuberculosis in this region, being at 22.5% which consisted cases of both tuberculoma and tubercular meningitis. This was followed shortly by neurocysticercosis at 15%. This was followed by Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy at 10%. CONCLUSION:Imaging of children with epilepsy is a challenging subject and requires an understanding of the wide spectrum of pathology that affects the paediatric population
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