SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY ATTRIBUTABLE TO MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS

Surgically removing a focus of epileptogenicity attributable to a mult iple sclerosis (MS) plaque has not previously been considered a treatm ent option. Medically intractable partial epilepsy due to a chronicall y situated MS plaque is uncommon because most cases are self-limiting or managed with antiepileptic medication. We report a case of partial epilepsy resulting from such a plaque situated at the gray-white inter face in the anterior parahippocampal gyrus. A favorable outcome was ac hieved by resection of the epileptogenic area.