A case with an asymptomatic malformation of cortical development diagnosed in eighth decade of life

Irsel T. F., Oguz K. K., SAYGI S.

BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY, cilt.111, sa.8, ss.467-468, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 111 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.467-468
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report a patient newly diagnosed with cortical dysplasia upon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in his eighth decade of life after a recent syncopal attack. The neurological examination and laboratory findings were normal. His cranial MRI revealed a lesion giving a low signal on T1-weighted images, which was evaluated as focal cortical dysplasia. No treatment was given, and he did not have any further syncopal or epileptic attacks during the subsequent two-year follow up. No previous study has described such a case of malformations of cortical development (MCD) in patients older than 70. Especially in asymptomatic or clinically less severe patients, the underdiagnosis of MCD may result in a clinical spectrum that is too narrow to reflect the reality (Fig. 1, Ref. 6).Full Text in free PDF www.bmj.sk.