Balloon cells and dysmorphic neurons in the hippocampus associated with epileptic amnesic syndrome: a case report.

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Authors: Se Hoon Kim ; Yang-Je Cho ; Hyung Seok Kim ; Kyoung Heo ; Min-Cheol Lee ; Byung-In Lee ; Tai Seung Kim ; Jin Woo Chang

MeSH: Adult ; Amnesia, Anterograde/pathology ; Anterior Temporal Lobectomy ; Electroencephalography ; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe/pathology* ; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe/surgery ; Female ; Functional Laterality/physiology ; Gadolinium ; Hippocampus/abnormalities ; Hippocampus/pathology* ; Hippocampus/surgery ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Malformations of Cortical Development/pathology* ; Malformations of Cortical Development/surgery ; Neurons/pathology* ; Sclerosis/pathology ; Videotape Recording

Abstract: Recently, we encountered a 39-year-old woman with typical epileptic amnesic syndrome. The patient underwent right anterior temporal lobectomy, which removed the right hippocampus. The patient's resected hippocampus showed typical histological features of Ammon's horn sclerosis (AHS) with dysmorphic neurons. In addition, the prominent balloon cells, admixed with dysmorphic neurons, were noted in the hippocampus. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case showing AHS with balloon cells. The presence of balloon cells reinforces the hypothesis that AHS itself might be a maldevelopment disorder.

Full Text: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01527.x/abstract

Appears in Collections:: 1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurology (신경과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pathology (병리학교실) > 1. Journal Papers

Yonsei Authors: Kim, Se Hoon(김세훈) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7516-7372
Kim, Tai Seung(김태승)
Lee, Byung In(이병인)
Chang, Jin Woo(장진우) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2717-0101
Cho, Yang Je(조양제)
Heo, Kyoung(허경)

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