Abstract
The authors report the case of 5-month-old boy with a hypothalamic hamartoma and persistent gelastic seizures in spite of a wide combination of different antiepileptic drugs. It was decided to carry out only partial removal of the tumor for decompression and to decreasing the activity of the epileptogenic focus. Surgical therapy revealed as a valid option in the treatment of the uncontrollable gelastic seizures.
MeSH terms
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Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
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Brain Diseases* / complications
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Brain Diseases* / diagnosis
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Brain Diseases* / surgery
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Epilepsies, Partial / diagnosis
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Epilepsies, Partial / drug therapy
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Epilepsies, Partial / etiology*
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Hamartoma* / complications
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Hamartoma* / diagnosis
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Hamartoma* / surgery
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Humans
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Hypothalamus* / diagnostic imaging
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Hypothalamus* / pathology
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Hypothalamus* / surgery
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Infant
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
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Ultrasonography