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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Main Authors: Sarah Zubkov, Victor A. Del Bene, William S. MacAllister, Timothy M. Shepherd, Orrin Devinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323215000316

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