title: Hypothalamic glioma presenting with seizures. a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A rare case of hypothalamic glioma in a 7-year-old boy presenting with seizures and diabetes insipidus is reported. Near total decompression of the hypothalamic glioma was done successfully using subfrontal approach. The patient had a stormy postoperative course due to status epilepticus but went on to make a complete recovery. Postoperative radiotherapy/chemotherapy was not given in view of tumor histology (low grade glioma), patient's age and tumor location. Patient remains symptom and seizure free on antiepileptics at 3-year follow-up. The case is presented in the light of its rarity and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. drdeepakkumargupta@yahoo.com
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Satyarthee
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000209:etiology*; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male