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  • Title: [A computed tomographic study of epilepsy in children: the primary diagnosis of a brain tumor].
    Author: Alikhanov AA, Petrukhin AS, Mukhin KIu, Nikanorov AIu, Levin PG.
    Journal: Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova; 1997; 97(8):13-7. PubMed ID: 9343475.
    Abstract:
    There are presented experience of computer tomographic (CT) investigation of 435 children with different epileptic syndromes, which had been verified according to international Classification of Epilepsy and Epileptic Syndromes (New Delhi [correction of New-Daily], 1989). Tumors were diagnosed in 6 cases and were manifested as resistant epileptic fits. There was grounded the necessity of including of the neuroimaging methods in complex study of children with epilepsy for optimization of diagnostics, treatment and prognosing of the course of epilepsy. There were also formulated the practical recommendations concerning carrying out of CT investigations in children with prolonged resistant epileptic syndromes.
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