Brain MRI findings with vigabatrin therapy: case report and literature review. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Infantile spasm or West syndrome is a pediatric epileptic disorder characterized by flexor and/or extensor spasms beginning in childhood. Vigabatrin is an effective medical therapy for infantile spasm but has pronounced, potentially worrisome imaging findings in patients receiving therapy. We present the case of an 8-month-old infant with such brain magnetic resonance imaging findings after treatment initiation. In this article, we highlight the imaging changes and discuss the differential diagnosis along with the required follow-up.

publication date

  • July 17, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Brain
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Spasms, Infantile
  • Vigabatrin

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84962274423

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.07.016

PubMed ID

  • 26526789

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 40

issue

  • 1