A Case of Status Epilepticus Caused by a Venous Angioma of Brain.
- Author:
Hyun Hoe KOO
1
;
Won Seop KIM
;
Il Hun PAE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung Buk National University, Chungju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Status epilepticus;
Venous angioma
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Brain*;
Child, Preschool;
Epilepsy;
Female;
Hemangioma*;
Humans;
Status Epilepticus*;
Temporal Lobe;
Vascular Malformations
- From:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
2001;9(2):398-401
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Venous malformations has been shown to be the most common intracranial vascular malformation autopsy and clinical series. Cerebral venous malformation is associated with different frequnecies of epileptic seizures. Only in about 25% of cases are venous malformation diagnosed because of the occurrence of epileptic seizures. We report a case of 4 year-old female patient with status epilepticus caused by venous angioma in the right temporal lobe of the brain.
