GELASTIC SEIZURES IN A CHILD WITH FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA OF THE CINGULATE GYRUS

Authors
MCCONACHIE NS KING MD
Citation
Ns. Mcconachie et Md. King, GELASTIC SEIZURES IN A CHILD WITH FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA OF THE CINGULATE GYRUS, Neuroradiology, 39(1), 1997, pp. 44-45
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
44 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1997)39:1<44:GSIACW>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We present a case of gelastic seizures in a child with focal cortical dysplasia of the anterior cingulate gyrus. This is only the second pub lished case of a confirmed lesion at this site presenting in such a wa y. The underlying neurological mechanism is described.