Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/53986
Type: | Artigo de periódico |
Title: | Abnormal behavior in children with temporal lobe epilepsy and ganglioglioma |
Author: | Guimaraes, CA Franzon, RC Souza, EAP Schmutzler, KMRS Montenegro, MA Queiroz, LD Cendes, F Guerreiro, MM |
Abstract: | Temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood is characterized by great clinical, electroencephalographic, and etiological diversity. The prognosis after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in childhood is usually good, with most patients achieving complete seizure control. However, in some children behavior deteriorates postoperatively. We report two girls (2 and 6 years of age) with refractory seizures due to temporal lobe ganglioglioma. They exhibited aggression and hyperactivity since the beginning of their epilepsy. In both patients, behavioral disturbances worsened postoperatively, despite complete seizure control. Patients and parents should be advised about possible behavioral disturbances after epilepsy surgery, especially in the presence of a temporal lobe developmental tumor, even when seizure control is achieved postoperatively. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Subject: | temporal lobe epilepsy childhood behavior developmental tumor epilepsy surgery |
Country: | EUA |
Editor: | Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science |
Citation: | Epilepsy & Behavior. Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, v. 5, n. 5, n. 788, n. 791, 2004. |
Rights: | fechado |
Identifier DOI: | 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.06.018 |
Date Issue: | 2004 |
Appears in Collections: | Unicamp - Artigos e Outros Documentos |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
WOS000224144300028.pdf | 1.2 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.