title: Corpus callosotomy for seizures associated with band heterotopia.
abstract: Band heterotopia is a severe form of neuronal migration disorder associated with intractable epilepsy and neurologic impairment. Surgical treatment of seizures associated with this malformation has not been reported previously. We report a patient with band heterotopia and poorly controlled atonic seizures causing falls and injury. The patient was treated with anterior corpus callosotomy, with significant postoperative decrease in seizure frequency. Corpus callosotomy is a reasonable alternative to consider in management of patients with cortical heterotopia and intractable seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33136.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Landy
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Curless
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ajmone-Marsan
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Quencer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000601:surgery*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed