A Case of Lennox‐Gastaut Syndrome Successfully Treated by Removal of a Parietotemporal Astrocytoma
- 1 December 1979
- Vol. 20 (6) , 665-669
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1979.tb04850.x
Abstract
A case of Lennox-Gastaut-type epilepsy was followed for 3 yr. The patient showed typical EGG findings and later a parietotemporal astrocytoma (type II) on the left side. Removal of the tumor was followed by recovery of the child and disappearance of EEG epileptic elements.Keywords
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