Surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy attributable to multiple sclerosis.
Surgically removing a focus of epileptogenicity attributable to a multiple sclerosis (MS) plaque has not previously been considered a treatment option. Medically intractable partial epilepsy due to a chronically situated MS plaque is uncommon because most cases are self-limiting or managed with antiepileptic medication. We report a case of partial epilepsy resulting from such a plaque situated at the gray-white interface in the anterior parahippocampal gyrus. A favorable outcome was achieved by resection of the epileptogenic area.
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*