Abstract
We report on a 28-year-old man with long-standing intractable complex partial and secondary generalized seizures, whose magnetic resonance imaging scans 4 years apart documented progressive decrease in the left hippocampal volume. Left anterior temporal lobectomy with amygdalohippocampectomy rendered the patient seizure free at 12 months' follow-up. The findings demonstrate that patients with uncontrolled temporal lobe seizures may develop progressive atrophy of the hippocampus, in the absence of status epilepticus.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 526-529 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annals of neurology |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 19 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology