Table 4. Classification of MRI findings.
Type of lesion | n |
---|---|
Acquired lesions | 26 |
MTS | 9 |
PVL | 5 |
Gliosis after asphyxia | 3 |
Rasmussen's encephalitis | 2 |
Other lesions classified as acquired | 7 |
Developmental lesions | 38 |
Malformations of cortical development | 23 |
Focal cortical dysplasia unilateral | 8 |
Polymicrogyria | 4 |
Hemimegalencephaly | 2 |
Transmantle dysplasia | 2 |
Hippocampal malrotation | 2 |
Lissencephaly | 1 |
Schizencephaly | 1 |
Holoprosencephaly | 1 |
Subependymal noduli | 1 |
Megalencephaly | 1 |
Other developmental abnormalities | 15 |
Delay in myelinisation/hypomyelinisation | 5 |
Atrophy | 3 |
Paraventricular or arachnoidal cysts | 3 |
Cerebellar hypoplasia, Chiari-II-malformations | 2 |
Other | 2 |
Non-specific, unclassified findings | 18 |
Nonspecific ventricular enlargement | 5 |
Nonspecific white matter abnormalities | 5 |
Other | 8 |
Abbreviations: MRI, magnetic resonance image; MTS, mesial temporal sclerosis; PVL, periventricular leukomalacia.