Magnetic resonance imaging in full-term infants with repetitive focal seizures
Rios, A.; Goyal, M.; Kresch, M.J.; Rao, S.B.; Brion, L.P.
Journal of Perinatology Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association 12(3): 252-256
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0743-8346 PMID: 1432283 Document Number: 403871
We report two full-term infants who developed repetitive focal seizures within the first 48 hours of life. Neither infant had predisposing factors and there were no abnormalities on a computed tomography (CT) scan performed on day 2 of life. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed during the second week of life showed a focal hemorrhagic infarction in both patients. We conclude that either an MRI or a contrast-enhanced CT scan should be obtained within 1 week in patients in whom the initial imaging technique failed to reveal a focal lesion, at which time a cerebral infarction can be diagnosed with greater sensitivity.