Cavernous angioma associated with ipsilateral hippocampal sclerosis.
We report two cases with extratemporal cavernous angioma (CA) and coexisting ipsilateral hippocampal sclerosis. Classically dual pathology is defined as the association of hippocampal sclerosis with an extrahippocampal lesion. Subtle changes in hippocampus might be overlooked in the presence of an unequivocal extrahippocampal abnormality. Seizure outcome after epilepsy surgery in cases with dual pathology is less favourable if only one of the lesions is removed. Dual pathology must always be considered in diagnostic imaging of patients with intractable epilepsy and CA.
Okujava
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Institute of Radiology and Interventional Diagnostics, Thevdore Mgvdelistrasse 13, 380012 Tbilisi, Georgia.
Ebner
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Schmitt
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Woermann
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D012598:Sclerosis