Intracranial cavernomatous hemangiomas as a cause of childhood temporal lobe epilepsy

J Child Neurol. 2010 Nov;25(11):1423-4. doi: 10.1177/0883073810371226. Epub 2010 Jun 2.

Abstract

A 12-year-old boy presented with complaints of seizures since the age of 7 years. Seizure semiology was consistent with origin from the right temporal lobe. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a large right temporal and multiple small intracranial cavernomatous hemangiomas. The imaging findings and clinical significance of cavernomatous hemangiomas are briefly discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / complications*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Child
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / etiology*
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / pathology
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / complications*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology*