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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Hypothalamic hamartoma



HISTORY :
  • 11 yr old boy admitted with c/c of :-
  • Gelastic seizures-6 years, frequency-1/day, no relief inspite of trial of multiple antiepileptics
  • Intellectual impairment-6 years
EXAMINATION :

  • Impaired intellectual performance
  • No neurological deficits

INVESTIGATIONS:

TREATMENT:

  • Tumor excised thorough transcranial route

POST-OPERATIVE PERIOD:

  • No further episodes of seizures

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