A Case of Hypothalamic Hamartoma with Gelastic Seizure Only
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
;
: 436-441, 1996.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Hypothalamic hamartoma is a congenital anomaly presenting precocious puberty, gelastic seizure and mental retardation. Other possible accompanying anomalies are cleft palate, tetralogy of Fallot, skeletal malformation and anal malformation. But the patient describing here manifested gelastic seizure only with isosignal mass of 1.5cm in diameter situated just behind optic chiasm in T1WI and T2WI of MRI. His EEG showed multifocal spike and sharp waves at left frontal and central area with asymmetric sleep spindles. The seizure has been refractory to conventional antiepileptic drugs. He is now on Lamotrigine, a newly developed antiepileptic drug available.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Optic Chiasm
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Paraplegia
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Arteriovenous Malformations
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Puberty, Precocious
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Seizures
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Spine
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Tetralogy of Fallot
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cleft Palate
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Electroencephalography
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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