Intractable complex partial seizures associated with posterior cerebral artery giant aneurysm: a case report

Epilepsia. 1994 Nov-Dec;35(6):1317-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1994.tb01804.x.

Abstract

Giant aneurysms have rarely been reported in association with intractable complex partial seizures (CPS). We report a 30-year-old man with intractable CPS since age 18 years. Seizure onset was electrically localized to right temporal lobe. Preoperative neuroimaging studies showed a partially thrombosed giant aneurysm of the right posterior cerebral artery. Selective amygdalohippocampectomy and occlusion of the posterior cerebral artery did not cause deficits. The patient has been seizure-free for 15 months after operation. We review the relevant literature on aneurysms as a cause of epilepsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Arterial Diseases / complications*
  • Cerebral Arterial Diseases / diagnosis
  • Epilepsy, Complex Partial / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male