Surgically treated intracranial supratentorial calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON) with drug-resistant left temporal lobe epilepsy: A case report and review of the literature

Publication date: Available online 7 March 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsAuthor(s): Yuta Tanoue, Takehiro Uda, Kosuke Nakajo, Shugo Nishijima, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Kenji OhataAbstractCalcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON) is a rare pathological lesion that can present anywhere in the central nervous system. Symptoms vary depending on the location, though they often include seizures, especially in intracranial and supratentorial lesions. A case of intracranial supratentorial CAPNON presenting with drug-resistant left temporal lobe epilepsy is reported. The patient had a history of drug-resistant seizures for over 36 years. The lesion was in the left mesial temporal lobe, but features of hippocampal sclerosis or hippocampal invasion were not apparent. The lesion was removed without hippocampectomy, and the patient has been seizure-free for one year.

Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - March 7, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research