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Fístula Arteriovenosa/congênito , Edema Encefálico/etiologia , Tronco Encefálico/irrigação sanguínea , Artéria Carótida Interna/anormalidades , Veias Cerebrais/anormalidades , Dura-Máter/irrigação sanguínea , Malformações Arteriovenosas Intracranianas/complicações , Adulto , Fístula Arteriovenosa/complicações , Fístula Arteriovenosa/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Angiografia Cerebral , Veias Cerebrais/fisiopatologia , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Fossa Craniana Posterior , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Malformações Arteriovenosas Intracranianas/diagnóstico , Imageamento por Ressonância MagnéticaRESUMO
Four cases of hypothalamic hamartoma leading to gelastic epilepsy, precocious puberty and behavioural disorders are reported. Cerebral neuroradiologic examinations revealed a tumor-like mass attached to the hypothalamus in the region of the mamillary bodies in all cases. Precocious puberty developed in the two girls at 4 and 13 months but in neither of the two boys, who both suffered behaviour disturbances in the form of aggressive outbursts. A total resection of the tumors of both boys led to histologic confirmation of hamartoma. One boy was free of seizures upon follow-up, whereas seizure frequency in the other boy was reduced, while his aggressivity increased. The cases are discussed in context of current therapeutic conceptions of gelastic epilepsy and central precocious puberty.
