Abnormal radionuclide cerebral angiograms and scans due to seizures

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975 · Radiology, v. 117, no. 1, pp. 113-116

OSTI ID:4142818

Stevens, J S; Mishkin, F S

The effect of recent seizures on the brain scan was determined in a retrospective study of patients who had had seizures. All patients who underwent brain scanning within eight days of seizures and who did not have a specific intracranial lesion were included. The /sup 99m/Tc-pertechnetate cerebral angiogram and/or delayed scan was abnormal in 73 percent of 22 patients. The data suggest that if seizures occur within six days of the brain imaging, the image is likely to be abnormal. (auth)

• Research Organization: Martin Luther King, Jr. General Hospital, Los Angeles
• NSA Number: NSA-33-001069
• OSTI ID: 4142818
• Journal Information: Radiology, v. 117, no. 1, pp. 113-116, Journal Name: Radiology, v. 117, no. 1, pp. 113-116; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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