Disabling amnestic syndrome following stereotactic laser ablation of a hypothalamic hamartoma in a patient with a prior temporal lobectomy
A 19-year-old man with cortical dysplasia and intractable focal seizures underwent a right temporal lobectomy. A hypothalamic hamartoma was subsequently recognized, and he then underwent MRI-guided stereotactic laser ablation. Unfortunately, he sustained damage to the bilateral medial mammillary bod...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323215000316 |