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SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
卷 31, 期 -, 页码 120-123出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.07.014
关键词
Familial temporal lobe epilepsy; Focal cortical dysplasia; Epilepsy surgery; Genetics of epilepsy
资金
- Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic [IGA NT/14489-3]
Purpose: Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) represents a common cause of refractory epilepsy. It is considered a sporadic disorder, but its occasional familial occurrence suggests the involvement of genetic mechanisms. Methods: Siblings with intractable epilepsy were referred for epilepsy surgery evaluation. Both patients were examined using video-EEG monitoring, MRI examination and PET imaging. They underwent left anteromedial temporal lobe resection. Results: Electroclinical features pointed to left temporal lobe epilepsy and MRI examination revealed typical signs of left-sided hippocampal sclerosis and increased white matter signal intensity in the left temporal pole. PET examination confirmed interictal hypometabolism in the left temporal lobe. Histopathological examination of resected tissue demonstrated the presence FCD type Ilia, i.e. hippocampal sclerosis and focal cortical dysplasia in the left temporal pole. Conclusion: We present a unique case of refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in siblings, characterized by an identical clinical profile and histopathology of FCD type Ilia, who were successfully treated by epilepsy surgery. The presence of such a high concordance between the clinical and morphological data, together with the occurrence of epilepsy and febrile seizures in three generations of the family pedigree points towards a possible genetic nature of the observed FCD type Ma. (C) 2015 British Epilepsy Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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