الفهرس 
Anatomy of the BrainOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent (two or more) epileptic seizures which are unprovoked by any immediate identifiable cause. Regarding its etiology, it may be of known cause or cryptogenic (presumed to be symptomatic, but the etiology is not known).
Aim of study: Establishment of comprehensive magnetic resonance imaging protocol for children with epilepsy and its role in diagnosis.
Patients and Methods: This study included selected 229 children with epilepsy, referred to Radilodiagnosis department at Ain shams University Hospitals from the departments of Pediatric, Neurology and Neurosurgery departments as well as outpatient clinics with age ranged from one month to 18 years Patient with contraindication to MRI were excluded.
Results: Our study include 229 children with epilepsy, normal MRI is seen in 111 cases (48.5%) MRI findings specific to the cause of epilepsy was found in 118 cases (51.5%).123 of our cases presented with seizures only with normal neurological examination
Conclusion: MRI is the imaging modality of choice in the evaluation of pediatric patients presenting with epilepsy. Epilepsy in children having many causes. The comments etiology is diffuse brain atrophy represented about 43 cases (18.7%) of present study.