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Successful epilepsy surgery in a patient with neurosarcoidosis
Author(s) -
Malmgren Kristina,
Lycke Jan,
Engman Elisabeth,
Hedström Anders,
Jönsson Lars,
Rydenhag Bertil,
Nordborg Claes
Publication year - 2010
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.1528-1167.2010.02580.x
Subject(s) - neurosarcoidosis , epilepsy , epilepsy surgery , medicine , surgery , psychiatry , sarcoidosis , pathology
Summary This case concerns a patient with generalized neurosarcoidosis and pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. Although immunosuppressive therapy resulted in remission of the neurosarcoidosis, seizures continued and were shown to originate from the right temporal lobe (TL). The patient underwent a right anterior temporal lobe resection (TLR) and obtained >90% reduction of seizure frequency.