A case of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome successfully treated by removal of a parietotemporal astrocytoma.
We report a case of Lennox-Gastaut-type epilepsy that was followed for 3 years. The patient showed typical EEG findings and later a parietotemporal astrocytoma (type II) on the left. Removal of the tumor was followed by recovery of the child and disappearance of EEG epileptic elements.
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000601:surgery; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery