Surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy attributable to multiple sclerosis

Neurology. 1998 Aug;51(2):606-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.51.2.606.

Abstract

Surgically removing a focus of epileptogenicity attributable to a multiple sclerosis (MS) plaque has not previously been considered a treatment option. Medically intractable partial epilepsy due to a chronically situated MS plaque is uncommon because most cases are self-limiting or managed with antiepileptic medication. We report a case of partial epilepsy resulting from such a plaque situated at the gray-white interface in the anterior parahippocampal gyrus. A favorable outcome was achieved by resection of the epileptogenic area.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy, Complex Partial / etiology
  • Epilepsy, Complex Partial / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications*
  • Temporal Lobe / surgery*