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brain lesion
by cqctt, Jun 30, 2008 01:19AM
My 12 year son recently began to have tonic-clonic seizures during sleep at night. His doctors are uncertain of an exact diagnosis of an area in his frontal lobe but are leaning toward cortical dysplasia. An expert in pediatric neuro oncology has ruled out a tumor for a multitude of reasons. A ct scan done when he was five for another reason shows the same lesion. The radiologist that read the CT six years ago "missed" the lesion as it is difficult to see. It was only after an MRI done two weeks ago revealed the lesion that they looked back on the previous CT and saw that it was also there at that time. However, it is larger now than it was six years ago. Can an area of cortical dysplasia "grow" over time or does the fact that the area in question is larger now point to a different diagnosis? The doctors are hesitant to do a biopsy, saying we may not glean any new information from it while putting our son through the risks of surgery. Please advise. Thank you!
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Cortical dysplasia causes intractable seizures in children. It is usually the focal point of onset of seizures. I would suggest you to discuss surgery as a treatment option for your child.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortical_dysplasia