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Cortical vascular abnormalities in the syndrome of celiac disease, epilepsy, bilateral occipital calcifications, and folate deficiency
Author(s) -
Bye Annie M. E.,
Andermann Frederick,
Robitaille Yves,
Oliver M.,
Bohane T.,
Andermann Eva
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410340316
Subject(s) - epilepsy , pathological , abnormality , medicine , pathology , angiomatosis , occipital lobe , sturge–weber syndrome , disease , anatomy , radiology , surgery , psychiatry
Abstract The pathological changes in the syndrome of celiac disease, folate deficiency, bilateral occipital calcifications, and intractable epilepsy have not been previously described. A child with this disorder had a field defect correlating with active lateralized epileptic discharges and asymmetrical lesions. After resection of the right occipital lobe she was seizure free for 4 years. A cortical vascular abnormality with patchy pial angiomatosis, fibrosed veins, and large jagged microcalcifications was found. These pathological abnormalities were similar though not identical to those found in the Sturge‐Weber syndrome.