title: Coexistence of meningoencephalocele and hippocampal sclerosis: a new type of dual pathology.
abstract: Both temporal lobe meningoencephalocele (TE) and hippocampal sclerosis (HS) are causes of drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy. Spontaneous TE constitutes a rare but well-known and increasingly recognised cause of refractory epilepsy. It is well known that HS may be associated with another neocortical lesion (dual pathology). Here we report for the first time a new type of dual pathology; namely, the coexistence of temporal pole meningoencephalocele and HS.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosciences, NOCSAE Modena Hospital, Via Pietro Giardini, 1355, Baggiovara, 41126, Modena, MO, Italy. matteo.martinoni@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropathology, IRCCS Foundation Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marucci
authors.affiliation: University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gagliardini
authors.affiliation: IRCCS-ISNB Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.|Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tinuper
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Division of Neurology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Michelucci
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Institute of Neurological Science of Bologna, Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giulioni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D000069279:Drug Resistant Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Drug-resistant epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Focal cortical dysplasia; Hippocampal sclerosis