Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors in Children with Intractable Seizures: Report of Two Cases.

Lee,  Mun Hyang; Hong,  Seung Chyul; Suh,  Yeon Lim; Yoon,  Hye Kyung; Kim,  Bo Kyung

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Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society 1997;5(2):334-341.
Published online May 30, 1997.

Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors in Children with Intractable Seizures: Report of Two Cases.

Mun Hyang Lee, Seung Chyul Hong, Yeon Lim Suh, Hye Kyung Yoon, Bo Kyung Kim

Abstract

We report 2 cases of pediatric DNTs which presented with intractable seizures and no other associated neurologic abnormalities. They showed typical appearance of DNTs on neuroimaging and histopathology. Most patients with DNT can be cured by surgical treatment with exellent outcome and do not need ratio- or chemotheraphy. This study indicates that it is quite important to consider DNTs as one of differential diagnoses in patients with intractable seizures especially when they present only with seizures without other neurologic symptoms.

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