Computed Tomography and Childhood Seizure Disorder in Ibadan

Computed Tomography and Childhood Seizure Disorder in Ibadan

Background: Computed Tomography (CT) is an important tool for neuroimaging, it offers an opportunity to investigate structural lesions as a cause of seizures with little morbidity. This study is designed to evaluate it’s applicability in children with epileptic seizures.

Method: It is descriptive study of the CT scans of the 103 consecutive children who were referred to the CT suite of the University College Hospital on account of seizure disorders over a 5 year period (1997-2001).