Co-existence of cavernoma and cortical dysplasia in temporal lobe epilepsy

J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Nov;14(11):1122-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.11.013. Epub 2007 Sep 19.

Abstract

Cavernomas and cortical dysplasia are well-known causes of partial epilepsy. The association between cavernoma and cortical dysplasia in an epileptic patient has not yet been sufficiently documented. We report a case of long-term, drug-resistant, partial left temporal epilepsy associated with a cavernoma. According to the neurophysiological non-invasive presurgical study, the patient was submitted to a tailored left temporal resection. The histopathological study showed the coexistence of cavernoma and cortical dysplasia. This is an interesting combination of epilepsy-related pathologies that have so far not been documented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / complications*
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / pathology
  • Epilepsies, Partial / etiology*
  • Epilepsies, Partial / pathology
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / etiology*
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / pathology
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / complications*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Malformations of Cortical Development / complications*
  • Malformations of Cortical Development / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Temporal Lobe / abnormalities
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology