Open AccessNovel case of resolution of hypsarrhythmia following tuber resection in a patient with infantile spasms and tuberous sclerosis
Author(s) -
Marsh Robert,
Nichols Courtney,
Payne Mary
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.780
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , hypsarrhythmia , west syndrome , epileptic spasms , vigabatrin , medicine , tsc1 , epilepsy , tsc2 , neurofibromatosis , pediatrics , electroencephalography , pathology , psychiatry , genetics , biology , anticonvulsant , apoptosis , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway
Key Clinical Message This article describes a case involving the resolution of hypsarrhythmia, a generalized abnormal EEG pattern, following focal resection of a cortical tuber in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.