Epileptogenic mineralization: pathological variants with good prognosis.
Four examples of grossly mineralized lesions of the brain, causing seizures, are described; they include 2 hamartomas, a choristoma (novel associations), and an idiopathic "brain stone." Each was detectable with routine roentgenograms, and the seizures were ameliorated by surgical therapy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000473:pathology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000473:pathology