craniopharyngioma/seizures

We present a rare clinical observation of progressive development of neurological symptoms up to comatose state in a child with extra-intraventricular craniopharyngioma in delayed postoperative period due to seizure-free status epilepticus which was diagnosed only by EEG-monitoring. Concerning this

An 18-year-old girl presented with central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) following surgery for craniopharyngioma. Postoperatively, the patient developed diabetes insipidus with remarkable fluctuation of serum sodium level, suffered a seizure, and developed mental state changes and quadriparesis.

Epilepsy surgery in frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) has less favorable seizure-free outcomes than temporal lobe epilepsies. Possible contributing factors include fast propagation patterns and large clinically silent areas which are characteristics of the frontal lobes. Bilateral frontal lobe

BACKGROUND Electrolyte imbalance and acute diabetes insipidus (DI) are the most common complications in patients undergoing craniopharyngioma surgery. Improper management of water and electrolyte imbalance is common cause of morbidity and mortality. Data is sparse and controversial regarding the

OBJECTIVE Childhood craniopharyngiomas may present with variable endocrine dysfunctions. However, hyponatremia secondary to the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone has never been reported. We describe three children with craniopharyngioma who presented with

Ten year survival rates for patients with craniopharyngioma vary from 24 to 100%. A review of the database of all children diagnosed with craniopharyngioma in British Columbia (BC) revealed that several patients died >10 years after diagnosis. This retrospective study investigates the causes and

The ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma is a rare postoperative complication, for which there are fifteen reported cases that have been surgically verified. The authors present a rare case of ectopic recurrence along the tract of the surgical route. A 12-year-old girl, who had undergone total

BACKGROUND This study compared transsphenoidal (TS) and transfrontal (TF) approaches to craniopharyngioma utilizing a national database. METHODS The Kids' Inpatient Database (2003, 2006, and 2009) was surveyed for patients with a diagnosis of craniopharyngioma who underwent a subset of surgical

BACKGROUND Craniopharyngioma of the third ventricle is difficult to treat and its therapeutic regimens and operative approaches have been controversial. This study was undertaken to probe indications for microsurgical resection of craniopharyngioma of the third ventricle via an improved

A 2-yr-old patient with a giant craniopharyngioma presented with seizures and panhypopituitarism. The lesion was initially approached at an outside institution with a transfrontal cyst fenestration, but progressive growth occurred later. Multiple management options were considered; we recommended an

Local administration of bleomycin for the treatment of craniopharyngioma is occasionally associated with serious regional complications. The authors report a case of a delayed neurotoxic complication associated with bleomycin treatment in a patient who had previously undergone radiosurgery. A