Successful epilepsy surgery in a patient with neurosarcoidosis

Epilepsia. 2010 Jun;51(6):1101-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02580.x. Epub 2010 Apr 30.

Abstract

This case concerns a patient with generalized neurosarcoidosis and pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. Although immunosuppressive therapy resulted in remission of the neurosarcoidosis, seizures continued and were shown to originate from the right temporal lobe (TL). The patient underwent a right anterior temporal lobe resection (TLR) and obtained >90% reduction of seizure frequency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Epilepsy / complications
  • Epilepsy / diagnosis
  • Epilepsy / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sarcoidosis / complications
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
  • Sarcoidosis / surgery*
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology*
  • Temporal Lobe / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome