The role of neuroimaging in the treatment strategy for epilepsy

Abstract

<p><em>Objective</em>: estimate advantages of using high feld brain MRI in the epilepsy diagnostics. <em>Methods. </em>Examination of 586 patients with different types of epilepsy was performed to fnd epileptogenic changes in brain substance. <em>Results. </em>Clinical examples, that illustrate importance of using high feld MRI (1.5 T and more) during examination of the patients with epilepsy in accordance with the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) guidelines, are described. <em>Conclusion. </em>High feld MRI is necessary for timely assessment of the etiology of the disease and the treatment optimization.</p>