title: [Voluminous hypothalamic hamartoma in a 5-month-old boy: Epilepsy and surgery].
abstract: The authors report the case of 5-month-old boy with a hypothalamic hamartoma and persistent gelastic seizures in spite of a wide combination of different antiepileptic drugs. It was decided to carry out only partial removal of the tumor for decompression and to decreasing the activity of the epileptogenic focus. Surgical therapy revealed as a valid option in the treatment of the uncontrollable gelastic seizures.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital São João. Oporto. Portugal.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arán
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaz
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants