Evaluation of MRI Findings in Paediatric Patients with Epilepsy A Prospective Observational Study

Abstract

Background Epilepsy is a common pediatric chronic neurological disorder with diverse etiologies Structural brain abnormalities are a leading cause and Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI is the gold standard for identification due to its high spatial resolution

Aim To evaluate MRI findings in pediatric patients with epilepsy and assess their correlation with clinical variables like age seizure type and developmental status

Methods This prospective observational study involved 80 pediatric patients 0 18 years Clinical history seizure semiology and EEG findings were recorded followed by standardized epilepsy protocol MRI scans

Results MRI abnormalities were detected in 65 of patients Significant associations were found between abnormal MRI findings and focal seizures developmental delay and increasing age p 005 No significant association was found with gender

Conclusion MRI has a high diagnostic yield in pediatric epilepsy and is essential for identifying structural causes particularly in focal epilepsy and children with developmental delays