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Detection of venous angiomas on susceptibility enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in patients with seizures

Khawaja B. Waheed, Ali Al Orf, Faisal Al Zahrani, Muhammad Z. Ulhassan, Nawaf N. Al Jubair and Zechariah J. Arulanatham
Neurosciences Journal July 2025, 30 (3) 189-192; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2025.3.20240103
Khawaja B. Waheed
From the Department of Radiology (Waheed, Al Orf, Al Zahrani, Ulhassan, Al Jubair), Deanship of Post-graduate and Research (Arulanatham), Prince Sultan Military College of Health Science, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
FRCR, FCPS
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Ali Al Orf
From the Department of Radiology (Waheed, Al Orf, Al Zahrani, Ulhassan, Al Jubair), Deanship of Post-graduate and Research (Arulanatham), Prince Sultan Military College of Health Science, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, JBR
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Faisal Al Zahrani
From the Department of Radiology (Waheed, Al Orf, Al Zahrani, Ulhassan, Al Jubair), Deanship of Post-graduate and Research (Arulanatham), Prince Sultan Military College of Health Science, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Muhammad Z. Ulhassan
From the Department of Radiology (Waheed, Al Orf, Al Zahrani, Ulhassan, Al Jubair), Deanship of Post-graduate and Research (Arulanatham), Prince Sultan Military College of Health Science, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FCPS
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Nawaf N. Al Jubair
From the Department of Radiology (Waheed, Al Orf, Al Zahrani, Ulhassan, Al Jubair), Deanship of Post-graduate and Research (Arulanatham), Prince Sultan Military College of Health Science, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Zechariah J. Arulanatham
From the Department of Radiology (Waheed, Al Orf, Al Zahrani, Ulhassan, Al Jubair), Deanship of Post-graduate and Research (Arulanatham), Prince Sultan Military College of Health Science, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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    - Selected MR brain images of a patient showing A) axial SWAN image and B) contrast-enhanced axial T1W image. The vascular malformation (in this case a venous angioma) is seen as a linear structure reaching the subcortical parietal lobe.

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    Table 1

    - Demographic, imaging, and electrophysiologic characteristics of study population.

    Characteristicsn (%)
    Gender
    Male49 (43.0)
    Female65 (57.0)
    SWAN detected anomaly
    Not present80 (70.2)
    Present34 (29.8)
    Epileptiform Focus
    Corresponded8 (7.0)
    Found other abnormality3 (2.6)
    Not correspond3 (2.6)
    Not found100 (87.7)
    EEG
    Normal49 (43.0)
    Abnormal65 (57.0)

    EEG - electroencephalogram, SWAN - Susceptibility-weighted angiogram

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      Table 2

      - SWAN-detected and electrophysiologic findings in the study population.

      CharacteristicsEEGP–value
      NormalAbnormalTotal
      SWAN detected anomaly
      Not present46 (93.9)34 (52.3)800.0000008 (Using Fisher’s Exact Test)
      Present3 (6.1)31 (47.7)34
      Epileptiform focus
      Corresponded08 (12.3)80.001 (Using Fisher’s Exact Test)
      Found other abnormality03 (4.6)3
      Did not correspond3 (6.1)03
      Not found46 (93.9)54 (83.1)100
      Total4965114

      EEG - electroencephalogram,

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