ObjectiveTo explore the clinical features and surgical treatment effects of the temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis.MethodsForty two patients diagnosed as temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis and underwent protemporal lobectomy in Wuhan Brain Hospital from Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2018 were collected, which included 30 males and 12 females, with the age between 9 to 60 years. Their disease duration ranged from 3 to 10 years. The clinical manifestations showed complex partial seizure in 18 cases, partial-secondary –generalized seizure in 4 cases, and generalized tonic-clonic seizure in 20 cases. Based on their results of clinical manifestations, combined with MRI and VEEG results, all the patients underwent anterior temporal lobectomy (including the most parts of the hippocampus and amydala).ResultsThe postoperative pathology confirmed the diagnosis of hippocampal sclerosis. The follow-up of more than 1 year showed seizure-free in 38 cases, and significant improvement in 4 cases.ConclusionsTo the patients of temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis, anterior temporal lobectomy should be performed (including the most parts of the hippocampus and amydala) if the VEEG monitoring results show that there are epileptic discharges in the ipsilateral temporal lobe. And the postoperative curative result is satisfactory.
ObjectiveTo explore the clinical features and surgical treatment effects of cavernous angioma in the temporal lobe secondary to epilepsy.Method38 cases of patients with cavernous angioma in the temporal lobe secondary to epilepsy were collected in Department of Neurosurgery of Wuhan Brain Hospital from Jan. 2010 to Jan. 2019. There were 17 males and 21 females, their age range from 8 to 57 years, average (40.05±14.64) years. Their illness duration ranged from 1 to 10 years, average (1.25±2.19) years. The clinical manifestations showed complex partial seizure in 7 cases, partial-secondary-generalized seizure in 8 cases, and generalized tonic-clonic seizure in 23 cases. All the patients underwent CT/MRI and long-term VEEG monitoring examination. Based on their results of clinical manifestations, combined with CT/MRI and VEEG results, all the patients underwent microsurgical cavernous angioma resection under the guidance of ECoG. If necessary, anterior temporal lobectomy or coortical coagulation should be added. The surgical effect were evaluated by Engel levels by followed up.ResultsThe postoperative pathology confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous angioma. The follow-up of 1 ~ 9 years showed the seizure disappeared in 36 cases, and bad effect in 2 cases. The total surgical effect rate was 94.74% (36/38).ConclusionsTo the patients of cavernous angioma in the temporal lobe secondary to epilepsy, the glial scar and hemosiderin sedimentary zone should be resected after resecting the lesion, and if necessary, anterior temporal lobectomy or cortical coagulation could be added. If it is difficult to locate the lesion, neuronavigation and ultrasound can be used, and the postoperative curative result is satisfactory.