Hypothalamic hamartoma presenting with gelastic seizures, generalized convulsions, and ictal psychosis

Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-45

  Al Hail, Hassan J ^a   Sokrab, Tag Eldin O ^a   Al Moslamani, Nasir J ^b   Miyares, Francisco R ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b Al Khor Hospital   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; PRIMIDONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GELASTIC SEIZURE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PARANOIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOSIS; RAGE; SEIZURE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 76749097344     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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