Endoscopic disconnection of hypothalamic astrocytoma causing gelastic epilepsy: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-155

  Young, Seok Park ^a   Yun, Ho Lee ^a   Shim, Kyu Won ^a   Kim, Dong Seok ^a   Joon, Soo Lee ^a   Heung, Dong Kim ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gelastic epilepsy; Hypothalamic hamartoma; Image guided surgery; Neuroendoscopy; Pilocytic astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GELASTIC SEIZURE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349208987     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.PEDS08129     Document Type: Article

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