title: Long-term surgery outcome for epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in a child with anterior cingulate gyrus dysplasia.
abstract: We present the case of a 13-year-old child with nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE) related to a right cingulate gyrus cortical dysplasia, who also presented with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) and interictal antisocial behavior. The association of drug-resistant epilepsy with behavioral disorders is well established, but the role of epilepsy surgery in these patients is still controversial, especially in children. The key finding is represented by the excellent long-term outcome on both epilepsy and behavioral dysfunction after the surgical excision of the cingulate gyrus cortical dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical, Metabolic, and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy ; Neurology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Civile S. Agostino-Estense, ASL Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mirandola
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical, Metabolic, and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy ; Neurology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Civile S. Agostino-Estense, ASL Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meletti
authors.affiliation: Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cantalupo
keywords: AEDs, antiepileptic drugs; Cingulate gyrus; Cortical dysplasia; Epilepsy surgery; FCD, focal cortical dysplasia; NFLE, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy; Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy; PNES, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
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