Can epilepsy be diagnosed with a cranial MRI?

The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Van Phan - Radiologist - Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine - Vinmec Times City International Hospital

Epileptic disease (English name is Epileptic), folk called epileptic seizures, is a chronic disease, occurring due to abnormalities in the brain, leading to a group of neurons of the cerebral cortex under stimulated at the same time, causing sudden and uncontrolled discharge. Cortical stimulation in different regions causes various manifestations, mainly convulsions, sudden absences, and limb spasticity. Epilepsy is a common disease with diverse causes such as genetics, traumatic brain injury, brain damage (brain tumor, stroke, meningitis, encephalitis) ), prenatal trauma, use of antidepressants, use of stimulants (alcohol, tobacco, drugs,...).
To diagnose epilepsy, doctors will perform a clinical examination first, and then use modern technical means to get accurate results. The physical examination includes behavioral and motor testing of the patient, and blood tests. After clinical examination, the patient was performed EEG, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to have the most accurate conclusion.

Epilepsy can be diagnosed through cranial MRI. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a technique that uses radio waves and magnets to give doctors a detailed view of the brain and detect lesions or abnormalities in the brain - the cause of the attack. epileptic. Magnetic resonance imaging provides better resolution images of neural structures than computed tomography. This difference is clinically important for cranial nerve visualization, brain stem and spinal cord lesions, and posterior fossa abnormalities.
For epilepsy, magnetic resonance imaging helps to detect and interpret the lesions that cause epilepsy, contributing to the treatment, prognosis and selection of patients for surgery.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a fast, accurate, safe, and safe epilepsy diagnostic technique. When being assigned to have an MRI scan, the patient needs to strictly follow all the instructions of the doctor to make the process go smoothly.

Vinmec International General Hospital is currently one of the major hospitals with modern machinery and equipment for general medical examination and treatment procedures and accurate and modern MRI for brain and vascular diseases. brain blood in particular.
Patients who perform MRI at Vinmec will be supported by the support staff, and the technical staff will clearly guide you on the best operations, procedures, safety issues, ensuring good diagnostic images without any problems. harm the patient.
Especially, now Vinmec has put into use for the first time in Southeast Asia a new magnetic resonance imaging machine 3.0 Tesla with Silent technology from the US manufacturer GE Healthcare /
The machine now applies magnetic resonance imaging technology. Safe, most accurate today, no X-ray, non-invasive. In particular, Silent technology is very beneficial for patients who are young children, the elderly, patients with weak health or have just had surgery.
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