Pseudotemporal Epilepsy with Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia

Unal A., SAYGI S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, vol.12, no.2, pp.149-153, 2006 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.149-153
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Scientific background: Periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) that is one of the subgroups of neuronal migration disorders is associated with intractable epilepsy. However the etiopathogenesis of seizures in PNH patients are still unclear. Heterotopias are not involved in the epileptic network, alone. A complex relation between nodules, hippocampus and neocortex has been reported as the cause.