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Case 2: 14 yo male with seizures

Findings:

Volume loss

Abnormal signal in Peri-Rolandic cortex and basal ganglia

Case 2: 14 yo male with seizures

Sequelae from Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, Term

Acquired condition in term neonates due to a hypoperfusion injury

Prolonged partial injury (PP): nuchal cord

Profound acute: uterine rupture, cord prolapse

Imaging depends on type

PP – border zone gliosis and atrophy

PA – Gliosis in peri-Rolandic cortex, basal ganglia and hippocampi