title: Apnea as the sole manifestation of a seizure attributable to meningioangiomatosis of the temporal lobe in an infant.
abstract: An 8-month-old boy presented with periods of apnea occurring several times daily. Initial clinical and radiologic evaluations could not identify a cause for these episodes. Video electroencephalographic monitoring indicated interictal high-voltage θ and δ activity over the right frontotemporal area. A short ictal run of δ activity over the same region was registered during a brief apneic spell. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion anteromedial in the right temporal lobe. After epilepsy surgery, anatomopathologic examination indicated meningioangiomatosis. This case demonstrates that a focal lesion in the temporal lobe can present during infancy with apnea as sole seizure manifestation, without other clear clinical evidence.
authors: Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Katrien
authors: K
authors: Jansen
authors: Raf
authors: R
authors: Sciot
authors: Lieven
authors: L
authors: Lagae
mesh_terms: D001049:Apnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology