Radiosurgical posterior corpus callosotomy in a child with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Case report.
The authors report the successful use of radiosurgery in a child for posterior corpus callosotomy; the early results are good and the patient has not suffered any morbid conditions. The relevant literature pertaining to the use of radiosurgery for treating epilepsy is reviewed. Details of the radiosurgical techniques and prescription dose used are presented, along with 1-year serial neuroimaging results.
Smyth
Matthew D
MD
Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Missouri 63110, USA. smythm@nsurg.wustl.edu
Klein
Eric E
EE
Dodson
W Edwin
WE
Mansur
David B
DB
D002648:Child; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000601:surgery*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016634:Radiosurgery; D013577:Syndrome