title: Co-existence of cavernoma and cortical dysplasia in temporal lobe epilepsy.
abstract: Cavernomas and cortical dysplasia are well-known causes of partial epilepsy. The association between cavernoma and cortical dysplasia in an epileptic patient has not yet been sufficiently documented. We report a case of long-term, drug-resistant, partial left temporal epilepsy associated with a cavernoma. According to the neurophysiological non-invasive presurgical study, the patient was submitted to a tailored left temporal resection. The histopathological study showed the coexistence of cavernoma and cortical dysplasia. This is an interesting combination of epilepsy-related pathologies that have so far not been documented.
authors: Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura 3, 40139, Bologna, Italy. giulioni.m@tiscali.it
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Giulioni
authors: Mino
authors: M
authors: Zucchelli
authors: Patrizia
authors: P
authors: Riguzzi
authors: Gianluca
authors: G
authors: Marucci
authors: Carlo Alberto
authors: CA
authors: Tassinari
authors: Fabio
authors: F
authors: Calbucci
mesh_terms: D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D054220:Malformations of Cortical Development / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology