Seizures abolished by excision of a cavernous hemangioma of the scalp and skull.
A large vascular malformation of the supraorbital and scalp areas was present in an adolescent girl who had seizures and headaches. Removal of the malformation included the outer table of the skull. The patient has had no seizures during a two-year follow-up.
D002648:Child; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*