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Child's Nervous System
Published in: Child's Nervous System 6/2019

01-06-2019 | Hamartoma | Case Report

A rare concurrence: gelastic seizures in a patient with right temporal nongalenic pial arteriovenous fistula

Authors: Esra Sarigecili, Ezgi Caglar, Altan Yildiz, Cetin Okuyaz

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 6/2019

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Abstract

Introduction

Gelastic seizures are the type of seizures that are most commonly seen in childhood and should be excluded definitely in the differential diagnosis of hypothalamic hamartomas. This seizure type may be accompanied by refractory seizures, cognitive decline, and early puberty. However, etiology may also include other causes different than hypothalamic hamartomas. The seizure may also arise from temporal and frontal region, in addition to hypothalamus. Different clinical findings may be observed based on origin and areas of spread.

Conclusions

In this article, we report a case of gelastic seizure that has been observed by a different cause other than hypothalamic hamartoma which was reported for the first time in the literature.
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Metadata
Title
A rare concurrence: gelastic seizures in a patient with right temporal nongalenic pial arteriovenous fistula
Authors
Esra Sarigecili
Ezgi Caglar
Altan Yildiz
Cetin Okuyaz
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-019-04068-5

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