ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® Seizures and Epilepsy
Seizures and epilepsy are a set of conditions that can be challenging to diagnose, treat, and manage. This document summarizes recommendations for imaging in different clinical scenarios for a patient presenting with seizures and epilepsy. MRI of the brain is usually appropriate for each clinical scenario described with the exception of known seizures and unchanged semiology (Variant 3). In this scenario, it is unclear if any imaging would provide a benefit to patients. In the emergent situation, a noncontrast CT of the head is also usually appropriate as it can diagnose or exclude emergent findings quickly and is an alternative to MRI of the brain in these clinical scenarios.
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - Category: Radiology Authors: Expert Panel on Neurological Imaging, Ryan K. Lee, Judah Burns, Amna A. Ajam, Joshua S. Broder, Santanu Chakraborty, Suzanne T. Chong, A. Tuba Kendi, Luke N. Ledbetter, David S. Liebeskind, Jeffrey S. Pannell, Jeffrey M. Pollock, Joshua M. Rosenow, Matthe Tags: Appropriate use criteria Source Type: research