Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia and frontal lobe tumor.
We describe a patient who experienced repeated episodes of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia. He was found to have an epileptogenic focus within the right frontal lobe adjacent to a frontal lobe glioma. Subsequent to excision of the tumor, no further attacks have occurred.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000209:etiology*