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Cerebral Neurocytoma: An Unusual Cause of Refractory Epilepsy. Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Rabinowicz Adrian L.,
Abrey Lauren E.,
Hinton David R.,
Couldwell William T.
Publication year - 1995
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.1528-1157.1995.tb01068.x
Subject(s) - oligodendroglioma , central neurocytoma , differential diagnosis , pathological , epilepsy , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , temporal lobe , psychology , pathology , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , astrocytoma , glioma , psychiatry , physics , astrobiology , cancer research
Summary: We report a patient with medically refractory complex partial seizures (CPS) caused by a cerebral neurocytoma located near the amygdala. Neurocytoma represents an important addition to the differential diagnosis and, in particular, must be differentiated from oligoden‐droglioma and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor. Accurate pathological differentiation has therapeutic and prognostic implications.