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- Title
Magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound ablation of hypothalamic hamartoma as a disconnection surgery: a case report.
- Authors
Yamaguchi, Toshio; Hori, Tomokatu; Hori, Hiroki; Takasaki, Masahito; Abe, Keiichi; Taira, Takaomi; Ishii, Kenji; Watanabe, Kazuo
- Abstract
We report the case of a patient with hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) who was successfully treated with magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for ablation as a disconnection surgery. A 26-year-old man with gelastic epilepsy had been diagnosed with HH at 3 years of age, and antiepileptic drugs were administered due to worsening episodes. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a sessile parahypothalamic hamartoma and MRgFUS ablation was performed, creating an oval-shaped lesion at the boundary area of the HH. Dramatic improvements in seizure symptoms were noted, and he was seizure-free on decreased antiepileptic drugs without any adverse events over the 1-year follow-up period.
- Subjects
HAMARTOMA; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; SYMPTOMS; ANTICONVULSANTS; SEIZURES (Medicine)
- Publication
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2020, Vol 162, Issue 10, p2513
- ISSN
0001-6268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00701-020-04468-6