The Hypothalamic Hamartoma: A Model of Subcortical Epileptogenesis and Encephalopathy

Although uncommon, the hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is often associated with a devastating clinical syndrome, which may include refractory epilepsy, progressive cognitive decline, and deterioration in behavioral and psychiatric functioning. Contrary to conventional thinking which attributed seizure o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Seminars in pediatric neurology 2005-06, Vol.12 (2), p.119-131
Hauptverfasser:	Kerrigan, John F., Ng, Yu-tze, Chung, Steven, Rekate, Harold L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Brain Diseases - etiology Brain Diseases - therapy Diet Therapy - methods Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods epilepsy Epilepsy - classification Epilepsy - etiology Epilepsy - therapy epilepsy surgery Female Hamartoma - physiopathology Hamartoma - therapy Humans Hypothalamic Diseases - physiopathology Hypothalamic Diseases - therapy hypothalamic hamartoma Hypothalamus - pathology Hypothalamus - physiopathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Proctoscopy - methods Psychosurgery - adverse effects Psychosurgery - methods secondary epileptogenesis
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