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Kelly Di Dier1, Lucas Dekesel1, Sven Dekeyzer1
1UZ Ghent, BE.
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
|July 3, 2023
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Teaching Point: Bilateral mesiotemporal edema and the claustrum sign can be seen in febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) and new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) but are neither diagnostic nor pathognomonic for these entities.
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