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Corpus Callosotomy for Seizures Associated with Band Heterotopia
Author(s) -
Landy Howard J.,
Curless Richard G.,
Ramsay R. Eugene,
Slater Jeremy,
AjmoneMarsan Cosimo,
Quencer Robert M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1993.tb02379.x
Subject(s) - corpus callosotomy , heterotopia (medicine) , corpus callosum , neuroscience , epilepsy , psychology , medicine , epilepsy surgery , anatomy
Summary: Band heterotopia is a severe form of neuronal migration disorder associated with intractable epilepsy and neurologic impairment. Surgical treatment of seizures associated with this malformation has not been reported previously. We report a patient with band heterotopia and poorly controlled atonic seizures causing falls and injury. The patient was treated with anterior corpus callosotomy, with significant postoperative decrease in seizure frequency. Corpus callosotomy is a reasonable alternative to consider in management of patients with cortical heterotopia and intractable seizures.