Title: Focal Cerebral Calcification – Is It Dangerous
Authors: U.C.Sathiya Banu, R.Umarani, K.Baburaj
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.76
Abstract
Focal cerebral calcification is a common finding in persons with seizures and it suggests a role in the pathophysiology of seizures. This study reviews the etiology, clinical presentation of epileptic patients with radiological correlation and the prevalence of focal cerebral calcification.
Keywords: Epilepsy, Computerised Tomography, electroencephalogram, Tonic-clonic seizures, Focal cerebral calcification (FCC), Non focal cerebral calcification (Non-FCC).
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