Co-existence of cavernoma and cortical dysplasia in temporal lobe epilepsy.
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.
Giulioni
Marco
M
Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura 3, 40139, Bologna, Italy. giulioni.m@tiscali.it
Zucchelli
Mino
M
Riguzzi
Patrizia
P
Marucci
Gianluca
G
Tassinari
Carlo Alberto
CA
Calbucci
Fabio
F
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